is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki district of

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, close to the boundary with

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ward.

Lines

Meguro Station is served by the following lines: *

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(JR East)

Yamanote Line The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...

* Tokyo Metro Namboku Line - through service with Tokyu Meguro Line *

Toei Mita Line The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...

- through service with Tokyu Meguro Line *

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- through service with Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line

Station layout

The JR East part of the station consists of one

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serving two tracks. It also has a "

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" 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

File:JR Yamanote-Line Meguro Station Central Gates.jpg, JR East ticket gates, 2019 File:JR_Yamanote-Line_Meguro_Station_Platform_(20210410).jpg, The Yamanote Line platforms in April 2021

Tokyu/Toei/Tokyo Metro platforms

File:Meguro Station ticket barriers 20160907.jpg, Tokyu/Tokyo Metro/Toei ticket gates, 2016 File:Meguro Station Namboku Line Platform 2018.jpg, Tokyu/Tokyo Metro/Toei Platforms, 2018

History

The JR East station (originally

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station) opened on 16 March 1885. The Namboku Line and Mita Line subway station opened on 26 September 2000. The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by

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after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004. Half-height

platform edge doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail s ...

were installed on the two Yamanote Line platforms from 28 August 2010.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)
Retrieved 4 March 2010.

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. 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. In fiscal 2013, the Toei station was used by an average of 42,647 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). 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. The daily passenger figures for JR East, Tokyu and Tokyo Metro in previous years are as shown below. * Note that JR East figures are for boarding passengers only.

References

External links

JR East Meguro Station information

Tokyu Meguro Station information

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