Tōkyū Meguro 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.

Tokyu Meguro Line
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A Tokyu 3020 series train on the Meguro Line
Overview
Native name東急目黒線
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleTokyo
TerminiMeguro
Hiyoshi
Stations13
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
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
  • 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]

Stations
No. Station Japanese Express Transfers Location
↑ Through-running to/from the NTokyo Metro Namboku Line towards Urawa-Misono via the Saitama Rapid Railway Line ↑
↑ Through-running to/from the IToei Mita Line towards Nishi-Takashimadaira ↑
MG01 I01 N01 Meguro 目黒 ●
Shinagawa Tokyo
MG02 Fudō-mae 不動前 ｜  
MG03 Musashi-Koyama 武蔵小山 ●
MG04 Nishi-Koyama 西小山 ｜  
MG05 Senzoku 洗足 ｜   Meguro
MG06 Ōokayama 大岡山 ● OM Tokyu Oimachi Line Ōta
MG07 Okusawa 奥沢 ｜   Setagaya
MG08 Den-en-chōfu 田園調布 ● TY Tokyu Toyoko Line Ōta
MG09 Tamagawa 多摩川 ●
MG10 Shin-Maruko 新丸子 ｜ TY Tokyu Toyoko Line Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
MG11 Musashi-Kosugi 武蔵小杉 ●
MG12 Motosumiyoshi 元住吉 ｜ TY Tokyu Toyoko Line
MG13 Hiyoshi 日吉 ●
Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama

Ridership
YearRidership
2010321,677[5]
2011324,052[6]
2012332,590[7]
2013342,041[8]
2014347,884[9]
2015358,274[10]
2016368,386[11]
2017379,212[12]
2018388,982[1]

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 on April 2022.[4]

See also

References
  1. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2019-2020". Retrieved 18 Mar 2020.
  2. "Tokyu Meguro Line". All About Japanese Trains. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. "年譜 ｜東急電鉄". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. "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. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2011-2012". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2012-2013". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  7. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2013-2014". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2014-2015". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2015-2016". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2016-2017". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2017-2018". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  12. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2018-2019". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  13. "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.
  14. 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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