Meguro Line


The Meguro Line 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 .
  • *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. Since then, most express trains no longer terminate at but instead either,,, or. The majority of local trains still terminate at Hiyoshi.

    Stations

Ridership

YearRidership
2010321,677
2011324,052
2012332,590
2013342,041
2014347,884
2015358,274
2016368,386
2017379,212
2018388,982

Rolling stock

Tokyu