Railway line in Tokyo, Japan
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Meguro Line tracks run parallel with the Tōyoko Line between Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi stations (inside tracks - Meguro Line, outside tracks - Tōyoko Line)
The Tokyu Meguro Line (東急目黒線, Tōkyū Meguro-sen) is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between Meguro and Den-en-chōfu in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to Hiyoshi on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Line in Yokohama, Kanagawa. Additionally, the Meguro line interoperates with the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line beyond Meguro.
History
- 1923:
- March 11: The line opens as the Meguro Line between Meguro and Maruko (now Numabe) (on the current Tamagawa Line).
- October: Meguro-Fudōmae station is renamed to Fudōmae station.
- November 1: The line is extended from Maruko to Kamata, and the line is renamed to the Mekama line.
- 1924, June 1: Koyama becomes Musashi-Koyama.
- 1926, January 1: Chōfu and Tamagawa stations are renamed to Den-en-Chōfu and Maruko-Tamagawa stations respectively.
- 1928, August 1: Nishi-Koyama station opens.
- 1931, January 1: Maruko-Tamagawa station is renamed again to Tamagawa-en-mae station.
- 1977, December 16: Tamagawa-en-mae station is renamed yet again to Tamagawa-en station.
- 1994, November 27: Den-en-Chōfu station moves underground.
- 1997:
- June 27: Ōokayama station moves underground.
- July 27: Meguro station moves underground.
- 1999, October 10: Fudōmae station is elevated.
- 2000:
- August 6: Service is split into two services, Meguro - Musashi-Kosugi and Tamagawa - Kamata. Tamagawa-en station is renamed to Tamagawa station and one-man operation begins.
- September 26: Through service begins with the Tokyo Metro Namboku and Toei Mita Lines.
- 2001, March 28: Through service begins with the Saitama Rapid Railway line via the Namboku line.
- 2006:
- July 2: As part of a grade separation project between Fudōmae and Senzoku, Musashi-Koyama and Nishi-Koyama stations move underground.
- September 25: Express service commences.
- 2008, June 22: Service extended to Hiyoshi.
- 2022, April: Eight-car trains commence operation on the line.
Stations
Ridership
Year |
Ridership
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2010 |
321,677
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2011 |
324,052
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2012 |
332,590
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2013 |
342,041
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2014 |
347,884
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2015 |
358,274
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2016 |
368,386
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2017 |
379,212
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2018 |
388,982
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Rolling stock
Tokyu
Other operators
Future
Former connecting lines
- Okusawa station - A 1 km 1067mm gauge line, electrified at 600 VDC, from Shin-Okusawa operated between 1928 and 1935, providing a connection to Yukigaya-Otsuka on the Tokyu Ikegami Line.
Future
Platforms on Meguro Line are going to be lengthened in order to accommodate 8-car trainsets and allow through services with Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. The operation of 8-car trainsets commenced in April 2022.
See also