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Meguro Line tracks run parallel with the Tōyoko Line between Den-en-chōfu and Hiyoshi stations (inside tracks - Meguro Line, outside tracks - Tōyoko Line)
The Tōkyū Meguro Line (東急目黒線, Tōkyū Meguro-sen?) is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tōkyū. 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. Thus the line is announced as and popularly understood to Hiyoshi.
The Meguro line currently interoperates with the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line beyond Meguro. Until this connection was established in 2000, the line was a part of the Mekama Line, and ran between Meguro and Kamata. The rest of the Mekama Line was named as Tōkyū Tamagawa Line. On June 22, 2008 new tracks for the Meguro Line trains from Motosumiyoshi to Hiyoshi stations began in service.
Express service between Musashi-Kosugi and Meguro started on September 25, 2006, and was extended to Hiyoshi on June 22, 2008. The Express saves 5 minutes over the route and overtakes local trains at Musashi-Koyama. Express trains are in midday one in every 4 to 5 trains, and more in rush hours.
[edit] History
- 1923:
- March 11: The line opens as the Meguro Line between Meguro and Maruko (now Numabe) (on the current Tamagawa Line).
- 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.
[edit] Stations
For distances, stops of rapid service and connection, see the route diagram.
[edit] Rolling stock
[edit] Other operators
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Stations of the Tōkyū Meguro Line |
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