Meguro Line

The Meguro Line (目黒線, 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.

Meguro Line
MG
A Tokyu 3020 series train on the Meguro Line
Overview
Native name目黒線
OwnerTokyu Corporation
LocaleTokyo
Termini
Stations13
Color on map  Sky Blue (#009bd8)
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
Route map
km
Nishi-Takashimadaira
Saitama Rapid Railway Line
 Akabane-Iwabuchi
Kōrakuen│Kasuga
Namboku
Line
│
Toei Mita
Line
Shirokane-takanawa
Tokyo Metro
Namboku & Toei Mita Lines
Yamanote Line
Shōnan Shinjuku & Saikyō lines
0.0
 Meguro
1.0
 Fudōmae
1.9
 Musashi-Koyama
2.6
 Nishi-Koyama
3.3
 Senzoku
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
4.3
 Ōokayama
Midorigaoka
Tōkyū Ōimachi Line
Okusawa depot
5.5
 Okusawa
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
6.5
 Den-en-chōfu
7.3
 Tamagawa
Tōkyū Tamagawa Line
Tama River
Tokyo
Kanagawa
8.6
 Shin-Maruko
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
Yokosuka & Shōnan Shinjuku Lines
Nambu Line
9.1
 Musashi-Kosugi
Yokosuka & Shōnan Shinjuku Lines
Musashino Line (freight)
Tōkaidō Shinkansen
10.4
 Motosumiyoshi
 Motosumiyoshi depot
11.9
 Hiyoshi
Green Line
Through service to
Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
km
Key
 Express and local station
 Local only station
 Underground pedestrian connection
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] 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.[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
No. Station Japanese Express Transfers Location
↑ Through-running to/from↑

NTokyo Metro Namboku Line towards Urawa-misono via the SRSaitama Rapid Railway Line

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 Oimachi Line Ōta
MG07 Okusawa 奥沢 ｜   Setagaya
MG08 Den-en-chōfu 田園調布 ● TY Tōyoko Line Ōta
MG09 Tamagawa 多摩川 ●
MG10 Shin-maruko 新丸子 ｜ TY Tōyoko Line Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa
MG11 Musashi-kosugi 武蔵小杉 ●
MG12 Motosumiyoshi 元住吉 ｜ TY Tōyoko Line
MG13 Hiyoshi 日吉 ●
Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama
↓ Through-running to/from ↓

SH Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line for Shin-yokohama

Sōtetsu Main Line for Ebina

Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai (via Futamata-gawa on the Sōtetsu Main Line)

Ridership
YearRidership
2010321,677[7]
2011324,052[8]
2012332,590[9]
2013342,041[10]
2014347,884[11]
2015358,274[12]
2016368,386[13]
2017379,212[14]
2018388,982[1]

Rolling stock

Tokyu

Other operators
  • Tokyu 3000 series
    Tokyu 3000 series
  • Tokyu 3020 series
    Tokyu 3020 series
  • Tokyu 5080 series
    Tokyu 5080 series
  • Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series
    Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series
  • Toei 6300 series
    Toei 6300 series
  • Toei 6500 series
    Toei 6500 series
  • Tokyo Metro 9000 series
    Tokyo Metro 9000 series
  • Sotetsu 21000 series
    Sotetsu 21000 series

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.

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. "相模鉄道，3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [Sagami Railway implements timetable revision on March 18]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. Train Departures of Meguro Line (PDF) (in Japanese), Tōkyū Railways, retrieved 2023-03-10
  7. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2011-2012". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2012-2013". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  9. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2013-2014". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2014-2015". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2015-2016". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  12. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2016-2017". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  13. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2017-2018". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  14. "TOKYU CORPORATION 2018-2019". www.tokyu.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  15. "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.
  16. "東京都交通局6500形が営業運転を開始" [Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation 6500 series begins commercial operation]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  17. 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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