Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)

Jiyūgaoka Station (自由が丘駅, Jiyūgaoka-eki) is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

TY07 OM10
Jiyūgaoka Station

自由が丘駅
Jiyugaoka Station Oimachi Line Platform, 18 December 2021
General information
Location1-9-8 Jiyūgaoka, Meguro, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°36′27″N 139°40′09″E
Operated by Tōkyū Railways
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 side platforms and 2 island platforms)
Tracks6 (4 for Toyoko Line, 2 for Oimachi Line)
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeTY-07, OM-10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 August 1927 (28 August 1927)
Previous namesKuhombutsu-mae (until 1929)
Passengers
2017(TY) 99,512 daily
(OM) 57,028 daily
(Total) 156,540 daily
Services
Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station
Yokohama
TY21
S-Train
(weekends and national holidays)
Shibuya
TY01
Musashi-kosugi
TY11
F Liner Naka-meguro
TY03
towards Hannō or Ogawamachi
Musashi-kosugi
TY11
towards Yokohama
Tōyoko Line
Limited Express
Commuter Express
Naka-meguro
TY03
towards Shibuya
Den-en-chōfu
TY08
towards Yokohama
Tōyoko Line
Express
Gakugei-daigaku
TY05
towards Shibuya
Tōyoko Line
Local
Toritsu-daigaku
TY06
towards Shibuya
Futako-tamagawa
OM15
towards Mizonokuchi
Ōimachi Line
Express
Ōokayama
OM08
towards Ōimachi
Kuhombutsu
OM11
towards Mizonokuchi
Ōimachi Line
Local
Local
Midorigaoka
OM09
towards Ōimachi
Location
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) is located in Tokyo
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) is located in Japan
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)
Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo) (Japan)

Lines

This station is served by the following lines:[1]

Jiyūgaoka station is located 6.3 kilometres (3.9 mi) from the terminus of the Tokyu Oimachi Line at Ōimachi Station and 7.0 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the terminus of the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Shibuya station.[2]

Station layout

Ground-level platforms

1 OM Tokyu Oimachi Line for Futako-tamagawa and Mizonokuchi
DT Den-en-toshi Line for Saginuma and Chūō-rinkan
2 OM Tokyu Oimachi Line for Ōokayama, Hatanodai, and Ōimachi

The Tokyu Oimachi Line platforms are scheduled to be lengthened to handle seven-car trains on express services during fiscal 2017.[3]

The station also has a small siding located to the west of the station.

Elevated platforms

The station has two elevated island platforms for the Tokyu Toyoko Line, serving four tracks.

3-4 TY Tokyu Toyoko Line
5-6 TY Tokyu Toyoko Line for Naka-Meguro and Shibuya
F Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku-sanchome, Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara, and Wakoshi
Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
TJ Tōbu Tōjō Line for Shinrin-kōen

History

The station first opened 28 August 1927, as Kuhombutsu-mae Station (九品仏前駅).[2] It was renamed Jiyūgaoka Station (自由ヶ丘駅) (using different Japanese characters than its present name) on 22 October 1929.[2] The characters used in the Japanese station name were changed to the present style on 20 January 1966.[2]

Surrounding area

Old bars in Jiyugaoka in April 2008

The surrounding area encompasses the Jiyūgaoka (自由が丘) area of Meguro and Okusawa (奥沢) area of Setagaya.

Bus services

Bus services operated by Tokyu Bus are provided from the Jiyūgaoka bus stop and Jiyugaoka Station Entrance bus stop.

See also

References

  1. "Tokyu Corporation - Jiyūgaoka Station" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. 田園都市線および大井町線の朝ラッシュ時の混雑緩和施策を実施 [Measures implemented to alleviate morning rush-hour overcrowding on Denentoshi and Oimachi Lines] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 22 March 2017. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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