Meguro Line

The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to 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. Platforms on Meguro Line were lengthened in order to accommodate 8-car trainsets and allow through services with Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line. 2023 March 18: The through service onto the Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line began service via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, allowing the line to connect with the Tokaido Shinkansen line. Since then, most express trains no longer terminate at but instead either , , , or . The majority of local trains still terminate at Hiyoshi.

Stations No.StationJapaneseDistance (km)LocalExpressTransfersLocationBetweenStationsTotal↑ Through-running to/from↑ towards via the towards 目黒-0.0OOShinagawaTokyo不動前1.01.0O｜武蔵小山0.91.9OO西小山0.72.6O｜洗足0.73.3O｜ Meguro大岡山1.04.3OO (OM08)Ōta奥沢1.25.5O｜ Setagaya田園調布1.06.5OO (TY08)Ōta多摩川0.87.3OO新丸子1.38.6O｜ (TY10)Nakahara-ku, KawasakiKanagawa武蔵小杉0.59.1OO元住吉1.310.0O｜ (TY12)日吉1.511.9OOKōhoku-ku, Yokohama↓ Through-running to/from ↓ for for for (via on the Sōtetsu Main Line) https://www.tokyu.co.jp/railway/ (This reference represents the "Stations"section.)

Ridership

Year Ridership 2010 321,677 2011 324,052 2012 332,590 2013 342,041 2014 347,884 2015 358,274 2016 368,386 2017 379,212 2018 388,982

Rolling stock

Tokyu 3000 series 8-car EMUs 3020 series 8-car EMUs 5080 series 8-car EMUs

Other operators Toei 6300 series 6-car EMUs (Toei Mita Line) Toei 6500 series 8-car EMUs (Toei Mita Line) Tokyo Metro 9000 series 6/8-car EMUs (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line) Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series 6-car EMUs (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)

Sotetsu 21000 series 8-car EMUs (Sōtetsu Main Line or Sōtetsu Izumino Line, via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line)

Former connecting lines Okusawa station - A 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.

Meguro Line

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