Meguro Station

Not to be confused with Naka-Meguro Station.

JY22 MG01 N01 I01 Meguro Station 目黒駅
The main entrance in January 2018
Japanese name
Shinjitai	目黒駅
Kyūjitai	目黑驛
Hiragana	めぐろえき
General information
Location	Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°38′02″N 139°42′58″E
Operated by	Yamanote Line: JR East Meguro, Mita and Namboku Lines: Tokyo Metro Tōkyū Railways (manager) Toei Subway
Line(s)	JY Yamanote Line MG Meguro Line N Namboku Line I Mita Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Station code	J22 MG01 I-01 N-01
History
Opened	16 March 1885; 139 years ago (1885-03-16)
Services Preceding station JR East Following station Gotanda JY23 Next counter-clockwise Yamanote Line Ebisu EBSJY21 Next clockwise Preceding station Tōkyū Railways Following station Musashi-Koyama MG03 towards Hiyoshi Meguro Line Express through to Tokyo Subway Fudōmae MG02 towards Hiyoshi Meguro Line Local Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station through to Meguro Line Namboku Line Shirokanedai N02 towards Akabane-iwabuchi Preceding station Toei Subway Following station through to Meguro Line Mita Line Shirokanedai I02 towards Nishi-takashimadaira
Location Meguro Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Meguro Station Meguro Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Show map of Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Meguro Station Meguro Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Meguro Station Meguro Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Meguro Station (目黒駅, Meguro-eki) is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward.

Lines

Meguro Station is served by the following lines:

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Line
• Tokyo Metro Namboku Line - through service with Tokyu Meguro Line
• Toei Mita Line - through service with Tokyu Meguro Line
• Tokyu Meguro Line - through service with Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line

Station layout

The JR East part of the station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. It also has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and a View Plaza travel agency. The combined Tokyu, Tokyo Metro, and Toei part of the station consists of an island platform located on the 4th basement ("4BF") level.

JR East platforms

1	JY Yamanote Line	for Shinagawa and Tokyo
2	JY Yamanote Line	for Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro

• 
  JR East ticket gates, 2019
• 
  The Yamanote Line platforms in April 2021

Tokyu/Toei/Tokyo Metro platforms

1	MG Meguro Line	for Musashi-Kosugi, Hiyoshi, and Shin-Yokohama Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line Sotetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
2	I Mita Line	for Otemachi, Suidobashi, Nishi-Takashimadaira
	N Namboku Line	for Iidabashi, Akabane-Iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono

• 
  Tokyu/Tokyo Metro/Toei ticket gates, 2016
• 
  Tokyu/Tokyo Metro/Toei Platforms, 2018

History

The JR East station (originally Nippon Railway station) opened on 16 March 1885.^[1] The Namboku Line and Mita Line subway station opened on 26 September 2000.^[2]

The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.^[3]

Half-height platform edge doors were installed on the two Yamanote Line platforms from 28 August 2010.^[4]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR East platforms in 2016 with Meguro being assigned station number "JY22".^[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 106,538 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 31st-busiest JR East station.^[7] Over the same fiscal year, the Tokyu station was used by an average of 248,074 passengers daily, making it the busiest station on the Meguro Line.^[8] In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 42,647 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[9] In fiscal 2013, the Tokyo Metro station was used by an average of 102,998 passengers daily. Note that the statistics consider passengers who travel through Meguro station on a through service as users of the station, even if they did not disembark at the station.^[10]

The daily passenger figures for JR East, Tokyu and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	JR East	Tokyu	Tokyo Metro
1999	110,348[11]
2000	106,820[12]
2005	98,344[13]	195,425[14]
2010	102,310[15]	235,597[16]
2011	101,998[17]	236,572[18]	94,530[19]
2012	103,033[20]	241,718[21]	98,495[22]
2013	106,538[7]	248,074[8]	102,998[10]

• Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East Meguro Station information Archived 3 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 March 2010. (in Japanese)
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
3. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
4. JR East press release: "山手線恵比寿駅、目黒駅のホームドア使用開始日について" (Introduction of platform doors at Yamanote Line Ebisu and Meguro Stations) (4 March 2010) Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 March 2010. (in Japanese)
5. "⾸都圏エリアへ 「駅ナンバリング」を導⼊します" [Introduce “station numbering” to the Tokyo metropolitan area] (PDF). jreast.co.jp (in Japanese). 6 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
6. Kusamachi, Yoshikazu (7 April 2016). "JA・JK・JT・AKB…JR東日本、首都圏で駅ナンバリングなど導入へ" [JA, JK, JT, AKB … JR East to introduce station numbering in the Tokyo metropolitan area]. Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 （2013年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 May 2001. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
8. 2013年度乗降人員 [2013 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
9. 各駅乗降人員一覧 [Station usage figures] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
10. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング [Station usage ranking] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
11. 各駅の乗車人員 （1999年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 1999)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
12. 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
13. 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
14. 2005年度乗降人員 [2005 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
15. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
16. 2010年度乗降人員 [2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
17. 各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
18. 2011年度乗降人員 [2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
19. 駅別乗降人員順位表（2011年度1日平均） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
20. 各駅の乗車人員 （2012年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
21. 2012年度乗降人員 [2012 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyū Corporation. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
22. 各駅の乗降人員ランキング (2012年) [Station usage ranking (2012)] (in Japanese). Tokyo Metro. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• JR East Meguro Station information (in Japanese)
• Tokyu Meguro Station information (in Japanese)
• Tokyo Metro Meguro Station information (in Japanese)
• Toei Metro Meguro Station information (in Japanese)