Mitsuzawa-shimochō Station

Misuzawa-shimochō Station 三ツ沢下町駅
File:Yokohama-municipal-subway-B21-Mitsuzawa-shimocho-station-platform.jpg Misuzawa-shimochō Platforms
Location	Misuzawa-shimochō 2-16, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kanagawa （横浜市神奈川区三ツ沢下町2-16） Japan
Operated by	Yokohama Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Blue Line
Other information
Station code	B-21
History
Opened	1985
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	5,780 daily

Misuzawa-shimochō Station (三ツ沢下町駅, Misuzawa-shimochō-eki) is an underground metro station located in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan operated by the Yokohama Municipal Subway’s Blue Line (Line 3). It is 23.9 kilometers from the terminus of the Blue Line at Shōnandai Station.

History

Misuzawa-shimochō Station was opened on March 14, 1985. Platform screen doors were installed in April 2007.

Lines

• Yokohama Municipal Subway
  • Blue Line

Station layout

Misuzawa-shimochō Station has a dual opposed side platforms serving two tracks, located five stories underground. The station was constructed using the NATM method, with rounded tunnels unusual for Japanese metro systems.

Platforms

	■ Blue Line (Yokohama)	Yokohama, Kannai, Totsuka, Shōnandai
	■ Blue Line (Yokohama)	Kannai, Shin-Yokohama, Azamino

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Yokohama Subway Blue Line (B21)
Rapid: no stop
Yokohama (B20)		Local		Mitsuzawa-kamichō (B22)

Surrounding area

• St. Andrew's Cathedral
• Yokohama Orthodox Church
• Evangelical Lutheran Church Yokohama
• Soshin Girls' School

References

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

External links

• Mitsuzawa-shimochō Station (Blue Line) (Japanese)