Meguro Line

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The Meguro Line (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.

Meguro Line
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A Tokyu 3020 series train on the Meguro Line
Overview
Native name目黒線
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations13
Color on map  Sky Blue (#009bd8)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
Daily ridership388,982 (FY 2018)[1]
Technical
Line length11.9 km (7.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

km
Nishi-Takashimadaira
Akabane-Iwabuchi
KōrakuenKasuga
Shirokane-takanawa
0.0
Meguro
1.0
Fudōmae
1.9
Musashi-Koyama
2.6
Nishi-Koyama
3.3
Senzoku
4.3
Ōokayama
Midorigaoka
Okusawa depot
5.5
Okusawa
6.5
Den-en-chōfu
7.3
Tamagawa
8.6
Shin-Maruko
9.1
Musashi-Kosugi
Musashino Line (freight)
10.4
Motosumiyoshi
Motosumiyoshi depot
11.9
Hiyoshi
Through service to
Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line
km
Key
Express and local station
Local only station
Underground pedestrian connection
Meguro Line tracks run parallel with the Tōyoko Line between Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi stations (inside tracks - Meguro Line, outside tracks - Tōyoko Line)

History

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  • 1923:
    • March 11: The line opens as the Meguro Line between Meguro and Maruko (now Numabe) (on the current Tamagawa Line).[2]
    • 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.[2]
  • 1924, June 1: Koyama becomes Musashi-Koyama.[1]
  • 1926, January 1: Chōfu and Tamagawa stations are renamed to Den-en-Chōfu and Maruko-Tamagawa stations respectively.[1]
  • 1928, August 1: Nishi-Koyama station opens.
  • 1931, January 1: Maruko-Tamagawa station is renamed again to Tamagawa-en-mae station.[1]
  • 1977, December 16: Tamagawa-en-mae station is renamed yet again to Tamagawa-en station.[1]
  • 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[1] and one-man operation begins.[3]
    • September 26: Through service begins with the Tokyo Metro Namboku and Toei Mita Lines.[3]
  • 2001, March 28: Through service begins with the Saitama Rapid Railway line via the Namboku line.[3]
  • 2006:
    • July 2: As part of a grade separation project between Fudōmae and Senzoku, Musashi-Koyama and Nishi-Koyama stations move underground.[3]
    • September 25: Express service commences.[3]
  • 2008 June 22: Service extended to Hiyoshi.[3]
  • 2022 April: Eight-car trains commence operation on the line.[4] Platforms on Meguro Line were lengthened in order to accommodate 8-car trainsets and allow through services with Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line.[4]
  • 2023 March 18: The through service onto the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line began service.[5] Since then, most express trains no longer terminate at Hiyoshi but instead either Shin-yokohama, Nishiya, Shōnandai, Yamato or Ebina. The majority of local trains still terminate at Hiyoshi.[6]

Stations

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No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)LocalExpressTransfersLocation
Between
Stations
Total
Through-running to/from

NTokyo Metro Namboku Line towards Urawa-misono via the SRSaitama Rapid Railway Line

IToei Mita Line towards Nishi-takashimadaira

MG01

N01I01

Meguro目黒-0.0OO
ShinagawaTokyo
MG02Fudō-mae不動前1.01.0O 
MG03Musashi-koyama武蔵小山0.91.9OO
MG04Nishi-koyama西小山0.72.6O 
MG05Senzoku洗足0.73.3O Meguro
MG06Ōokayama大岡山1.04.3OOOM Oimachi LineŌta
MG07Okusawa奥沢1.25.5O Setagaya
MG08Den-en-chōfu田園調布1.06.5OOTY Tōyoko LineŌta
MG09Tamagawa多摩川0.87.3OO
MG10Shin-maruko新丸子1.38.6OTY Tōyoko LineNakahara-ku, KawasakiKanagawa
MG11Musashi-kosugi武蔵小杉0.59.1OO
MG12Motosumiyoshi元住吉1.310.0OTY Tōyoko Line
MG13

SH03

Hiyoshi日吉1.511.9OOKōhoku-ku, Yokohama
Through-running to/from ↓

SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line for Shin-yokohama

Sōtetsu Main Line for Ebina

Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai (via Futamata-gawa on the Sōtetsu Main Line)

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Ridership

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YearRidership
2010321,677[8]
2011324,052[9]
2012332,590[10]
2013342,041[11]
2014347,884[12]
2015358,274[13]
2016368,386[14]
2017379,212[15]
2018388,982[1]

Rolling stock

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Tokyu

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Other operators

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Former connecting lines

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  • Okusawa station - A 1 km (0.62 mi) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "TOKYU CORPORATION 2019-2020". Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tokyu Meguro Line". All About Japanese Trains. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "年譜 |東急電鉄". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ a b c "東急目黒線・東京メトロ南北線など、8両編成の列車が営業運転開始". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  5. ^ "相模鉄道,3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ^ Train Departures of Meguro Line (PDF) (in Japanese), Tōkyū Railways, retrieved 2023-03-10
  7. ^ https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/ (This reference represents the "Stations"section.)
  8. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2011-2012". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2012-2013". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2013-2014". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2014-2015". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  12. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2015-2016". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  13. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2016-2017". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  14. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2017-2018". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  15. ^ "TOKYU CORPORATION 2018-2019". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  16. ^ "都営三田線の新型車両6500形、車内もシンプルな造形に - 写真68枚" [New, simplistic 6500 series of the Toei Mita Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  17. ^ "東京都交通局6500形が営業運転を開始" [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation 6500 series begins commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  18. ^ Kinoshita, Kenji (2021-09-02). "相鉄21000系「東急線内は目黒線直通用」9月デビュー! グッズも発売" [Sotetsu 21000 series to debut in September!]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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