Motomachi-Chūkagai Station

Motomachi-Chūkagai Station 元町・中華街駅
Station platform
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Yokohama
Ward	Naka
Neighborhood etc.	Yamashita-cho 65
Postal Code	231 - 0023
(in Japanese)	横浜市中区山下町65
History
Year opened	2004
Rail services
Operator(s)	Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Line(s)	Minatomirai Line
Statistics	53,529 passengers/day 2008

Motomachi-Chūkagai Station (元町・中華街駅, Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki) is an underground terminus of the Minatomirai Line subway located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 4.1 kilometers from the opposite terminus of the Minatomirai Line at Yokohama Station. Its official name, as shown on signage in the station, is Motomachi-Chūkagai Station (Yamashita-kōen) (元町・中華街駅（山下公園）, Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki Yamashitakōen) with the sub-name in parentheses although the use of this name is limited. Trains inter-run with the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya Station.

History

Motomachi-Chūkagai Station opened on February 1, 2004 with the opening of the Minatomirai Line.

Lines

• Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
  • Minatomirai Line

Station layout

Motomachi-Chūkagai Station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two tracks.

Surrounding area

• Yokohama Chinatown - One of the largest Chinatowns in the world with over 500 shops and restaurants. Exit from the Chūkagai Exit of the station.
• Motomachi Shopping Street - A fashionable shopping street, with stores carrying original style clothing and shoes, foreign imports, and European goods. Exit from the Motomachi Exit of the station.
• Yamate and Bluff areas - A historic neighborhood with many old foreign residences. Exit from the Motomachi Exit of the station, and walk east up the hill.
• Yokohama Marine Tower - The tallest lighthouse in the world. Exit from the Marine Tower Exit of the station, and walk north.
• Yamashita Park [1] - A park facing Yokohama Harbor. Exit from the Yamashita Park Exit of the station, and walk north towards the ocean.
• Hotel New Grand - One of the oldest hotels in Yokohama. Exit from the Yamashita Park Exit of the station, and walk north.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minatomirai Line
Nihon-ōdōri		Local		Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri		Express		Terminus
Nihon-ōdōri		Commuter Exp.		Terminus
Minatomirai		Limited Exp.		Terminus

References

• Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

• Motomachi-Chūkagai Station (Minatomirai Line Official Website) (Japanese)