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Naka Meguro Station

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Passengers (Tokyu 2007)
  
185,998 daily

Opened
  
1927

Address
  
Japan

Naka-Meguro Station

Location
  
Meguro, Tokyo （東京都目黒区上目黒3-4-1） Japan

Operated by
  
Tokyu Corporation, Tokyo Metro

Line(s)
  
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Similar
  
Ebisu Station, Daikan‑yama Station, Yūtenji Station, Meguro Station, Gakugei‑daigaku Station

Naka meguro station afternoon platform scene 130319


Naka-Meguro Station (中目黒駅, Nakameguro-eki) is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyu Corporation and Tokyo Metro.

Contents

Lines

Naka-Meguro Station is served by the following lines:

  • Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
  • Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

    • Naka-Meguro station serves as the transfer point between the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, connecting Yokohama with the districts of Roppongi, Akihabara, Ginza, and Tsukiji in Tokyo, and beyond. The Tōyoko Line continues towards Yokohama, to the districts of Minato Mirai 21, Chinatown, and Motomachi via the Minato Mirai Line.

    Station layout

    This station consists of two island platforms serving two tracks. Tokyu and Tokyo Metro share the same station and platforms.

    History

  • The station opened on August 28, 1927. It has always been elevated.
  • On July 22, 1964, the Hibiya Line arrived here as the terminus of the line from Kasumigaseki.
  • Services between Hiyoshi and Kita-Koshigaya (on the Tobu Skytree Line) began on August 29 that year. At the same time, the station became an express stop.
  • The Naka-Meguro train disaster occurred on March 8, 2000.
  • The station became a limited express and commuter limited express stop on March 19, 2003.
  • On March 16, 2013, Tokyu Toyoko Line began through services with Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line. Consequently, Tokyu Toyoko Line's through service with Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line at this station was discontinued on March 16, 2013. All Hibiya Line trains now terminate at this station.

    • References

    Naka-Meguro Station Wikipedia
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