Tōkyū Meguro Line
# Tōkyū Meguro Line

The Tokyu Meguro Line (東急目黒線, 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.

## 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.
* 2022, April: Eight-car trains commence operation on the line.

### Future plans

Platforms on Meguro Line are going to be lengthened in order to accommodate 8-car trainsets and allow through services with Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line. The operation of 8-car trainsets commenced in April 2022. The through service onto the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line will begin on 18 March 2023.

## Stations

| No. | Station | Japanese | Express | Transfers | Location | 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 | ● | JY Yamanote Line NTokyo Metro Namboku Line IToei Mita Line | Shinagawa | Tokyo |
| MG02 | Fudō-mae | 不動前 | ｜ | | Shinagawa | Tokyo |
| MG03 | Musashi-Koyama | 武蔵小山 | ● | | Shinagawa | Tokyo |
| MG04 | Nishi-Koyama | 西小山 | ｜ | | Shinagawa | Tokyo |
| MG05 | Senzoku | 洗足 | ｜ | | Meguro | Tokyo |
| MG06 | Ōokayama | 大岡山 | ● | OM Tokyu Oimachi Line | Ōta | Tokyo |
| MG07 | Okusawa | 奥沢 | ｜ | | Setagaya | Tokyo |
| MG08 | Den-en-chōfu | 田園調布 | ● | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line | Ōta | Tokyo |
| MG09 | Tamagawa | 多摩川 | ● | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line TM Tokyu Tamagawa Line | Ōta | Tokyo |
| MG10 | Shin-Maruko | 新丸子 | ｜ | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line | Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa |
| MG11 | Musashi-Kosugi | 武蔵小杉 | ● | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line JN Nambu Line JO Yokosuka Line JS Shonan-Shinjuku Line | Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa |
| MG12 | Motosumiyoshi | 元住吉 | ｜ | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line | Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki | Kanagawa |
| MG13 | Hiyoshi | 日吉 | ● | TY Tokyu Toyoko Line SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line Yokohama Municipal Subway Green Line | Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama | Kanagawa |
| ↓ Through-running to/from ↓ SH Tokyu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin Yokohama Sōtetsu Main Line for Ebina Sōtetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai (via Futamatagawa on the Sōtetsu Main Line) |||||||

## Ridership

| Year | Ridership |
| - | - |
| 2010 | 321,677 |
| 2011 | 324,052 |
| 2012 | 332,590 |
| 2013 | 342,041 |
| 2014 | 347,884 |
| 2015 | 358,274 |
| 2016 | 368,386 |
| 2017 | 379,212 |
| 2018 | 388,982 |

## Rolling stock

### Tokyu

* 3000 series 8-car EMUs
* 3020 series 8-car EMUs
* 5080 series 8-car EMUs

### Other operators

* Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series 6-car EMUs (Saitama Rapid Railway Line)
* Toei 6300 series 6-car EMUs (Toei Mita Line)
* Toei 6500 series 8-car EMUs (Toei Mita Line)
* Tokyo Metro 9000 series 6-car EMUs (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)

### Future

* Sotetsu 21000 series 8-car EMUs (Sōtetsu Main Line or Sōtetsu Izumino Line, via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line)
* Tokyu 3020 series
* Tokyu 3020 series
* Tokyu 5080 series
* Saitama Rapid Railway 2000 series
* Toei 6300 series
* Toei 6500 series
* Tokyo Metro 9000 series
* Sotetsu 21000 series

### Former connecting lines

* Okusawa station - A 1 km 1067mm 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.
