is a railway station in

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Meidaimae Station is served by the Keio Line from in Tokyo, and by the 12.7 km

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from in Tokyo to . On the Keio Line, it is located between and , it is 5.2 km from the Shinjuku terminus. On the Inokashira Line, it is located between and , it is 4.9 km from the Shibuya terminus. In addition, "meidai" in the station name is an abbreviation for

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, from which the station is named, and "mae" indicates spatial proximity, similar to "front" in English.

Station layout

Meidaimae Station has three floors: *2F: Keio Line platforms *1F: Ticket gates *B1F: Keio Inokashira Line platforms Both lines have two opposing

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s serving two sets of tracks. There are upward-only escalators between the Inokashira Line platforms and the

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. Between the Inokashira Line platform and the Keiō Line platform, on the east end is an upward-only escalator, and on the west end is a downward-only escalator. There are elevators between the Inokashira Line Kichijoji-bound platform and the concourse, between the concourse and the Keio line down platform, between the Inokashira Line Shibuya-bound platform and the concourse, and between the concourse and the Keio Line up line platform. There are toilets on the first floor, inside the ticket gates, including multi-purpose toilets. On March 31, 2007, a new ticket gate was opened in the middle section of the Inokashira Line Kichijoji-bound platform, called . This exit is exit-only, and connects directly to the shopping building , connected to the station, which opened on May 24 of the same year, run by the Keio Group. The roof covering the Kichijoji-bound platform is attached to the first floor of this building. Additionally, some of the Frente Meidaimae stores are on (that is, face and open onto) the Kichijoji-bound platform. In February 2001, a

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system was installed on the station roof, with the electricity generated used to power the lights in the station. This system was installed with cooperation from the

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, and generates up to 30 kW.

Platforms

History

The station first opened on 15 April 1913 as . This was renamed in 1917, and again renamed Meidaimae on 8 February 1935. The Inokashira Line platforms opened on 1 August 1933. From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Meidaimae Station becoming "KO06" on the Keio Line and "IN08" on the Inokashira Line.

Surrounding area

Izumi Campus

References

External links

Meidaimae Station information
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