Ishikawachō Station

Ishikawachō Station (石川町駅, Ishikawachō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JK09 Ishikawachō Station 'Motomachi-Chūkagai' 石川町<元町・中華街>駅
Ishikawachō Station in July 2006
General information
Location	2 Ishikawachō, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken v Japan
Coordinates	35°26′18″N 139°38′35″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JK Negishi Line
Distance	3.8 km from Yokohama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ( "Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JK-09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 May 1964
Passengers
FY2019	23,377 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamate JK08 towards Ōfuna Negishi Line Kannai JK10 towards Yokohama Yokohama Line Local Kannai JK10 towards Hachiōji
Location Ishikawachō Station Location within Kanagawa Prefecture Show map of Kanagawa Prefecture Ishikawachō Station Ishikawachō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platforms, 2023

Lines

Ishikawachō Station is served by the Negishi Line, which is linked with the Keihin-Tōhoku Line from Yokohama to Ōmiya, and is also served by some Yokohama Line through-running services. The station is 3.8 km from the starting point of the Negishi Line at Yokohama and 62.9 km from the starting point of the Keihin-Tōhoku Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

Ishikawachō Station has two elevated opposed side platforms serving two tracks with the station building underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	JK Negishi Line	for Isogo and Ōfuna
2	JK Negishi Line-Keihin-Tohoku Line	for Yokohama, Tokyo, and Ōmiya
	JH Yokohama Line	for Yokohama, Nagatsuta, Machida, and Hachiōji

History

Ishikawachō Station opened on May 19, 1964, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR).^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Due to confusion generated from which station on the Negishi Line was closest to Motomachi and the local Chinatown, the station signage and the visual train announcements were changed on September 15, 2016 to read "Ishikawachō 'Motomachi-Chūkagai' Station" (石川町〈元町・中華街〉駅, Ishikawachō-Motomachi-Chūkagai-eki).^[2] Despite the station's now similar name to Motomachi-Chūkagai Station on the Minato Mirai Line, the two stations are located relatively far from each other.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,377 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

The passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	41,153[4]
2005	35,725[5]
2010	34,286[6]
2015	32,639	[7]

Surrounding area

The station is located near the Motomachi and Yokohama Chinatown tourist areas in Yokohama. However, Motomachi-Chūkagai Station on the Minato Mirai Line, which opened in 2004, is closer to those locations.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 33. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. 駅名表示を石川町（元町・中華街）に変更 ＪＲ東日本横浜支社 [JR East to change station name signs to Ishikawachō 'Motomachi-Chūkagai']. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
7. 神奈川県県勢要覧（平成28年度 [Kanagawa Prefecture official statistics (fiscal 2010)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kanagawa Prefecture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links

Media related to Ishikawachō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)