Minatomirai Station

Minatomirai Station みなとみらい駅
Entrance No.5
Location
Prefecture	Kanagawa (See other stations in Kanagawa)
City	Yokohama
Ward	Nishi
Neighborhood etc.	3-5 Minatomirai
Postal Code	220-0012
(in Japanese)	横浜市西区みなとみらい三丁目5
History
Year opened	2004
Rail services
Operator(s)	Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
Line(s)	Minatomirai Line
Statistics	55,829 passengers/day 2008

Minatomirai Station (みなとみらい駅, Minatomirai-eki^?) is an underground metro station located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan operated by the Yokohama Minatomirai Railway.

Lines

Minatomirai Station is served by the Minatomirai Line, and is located 1.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Minatomirai Line at Yokohama Station. Trains inter-run with the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line from Shibuya Station.

Station layout

Escalators down from Queen's Square to platform level of Minatomirai Station, September 2011

Minatomirai Station is an underground station with a single island platform serving two tracks. The station is located directly below the Queen's Square shopping complex.

Platforms

1	■Minatomirai Line	for Bashamichi and Motomachi-Chūkagai
2	■Minatomirai Line	for Shin-Takashima, Yokohama, and Shibuya (via Tōkyū Tōyoko Line)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minatomirai Line
Shin-Takashima		Local		Bashamichi
Yokohama		Express		Bashamichi
Yokohama		Commuter Exp.		Bashamichi
Yokohama		Limited Exp.		Motomachi-Chūkagai

History

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

Surrounding area

• Minato Mirai 21
  • Yokohama Landmark Tower
  • Pacifico Yokohama
  • Yokohama Museum of Art

References

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

External links

Media related to Minatomirai Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Minatomirai Station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°27′28.53″N 139°37′56.33″E / 35.457925°N 139.6323139°E / 35.457925; 139.6323139