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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.

Native name目黒線
StatusIn service
Line numberMG
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Meguro Line
A Tokyu 3020 series train on the Meguro Line
Overview
Native name目黒線
StatusIn service
OwnerTokyu Corporation
Line numberMG
Locale
Termini
Stations13
Color on map  Sky Blue (#009bd8)
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemTokyu Railways
OperatorTokyu Corporation
Daily ridership388,982 (FY 2018)[1]
History
OpenedMarch 11, 1923; 103 years ago (March 11, 1923)
Technical
Line length11.9 km (7.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
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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
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History

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Opening ceremony at Senzoku, 1923.
  • 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 via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, allowing the line to connect with the Tokaido Shinkansen line.[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. Station Japanese Distance (km) Local Express Transfers Location
Between
Stations
Total
Through-running to/from
MG-01

N-01 I-01

Meguro 目黒 - 0.0 O O
Shinagawa Tokyo
MG-02 Fudō-mae 不動前 1.0 1.0 O  
MG-03 Musashi-koyama 武蔵小山 0.9 1.9 O O
MG-04 Nishi-koyama 西小山 0.7 2.6 O  
MG-05 Senzoku 洗足 0.7 3.3 O   Meguro
MG-06 Ōokayama 大岡山 1.0 4.3 O O Ōimachi Line (OM08) Ōta
MG-07 Okusawa 奥沢 1.2 5.5 O   Setagaya
MG-08 Den-en-chōfu 田園調布 1.0 6.5 O O Tōyoko Line (TY08) Ōta
MG-09 Tamagawa 多摩川 0.8 7.3 O O
MG-10 Shin-maruko 新丸子 1.3 8.6 O Tōyoko Line (TY10) Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
MG-11 Musashi-kosugi 武蔵小杉 0.5 9.1 O O
MG-12 Motosumiyoshi 元住吉 1.3 10.0 O Tōyoko Line (TY12)
MG-13

SH-03

Hiyoshi 日吉 1.5 11.9 O O
Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
Through-running to/from ↓
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Ridership

Meguro Line tracks run parallel with the Tōyoko Line between Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi stations (inside tracks - Meguro Line, outside tracks - Tōyoko Line)
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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]
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Tokyu

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Former connecting lines

  • 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.

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