Naka-Meguro Station

Naka-Meguro Station 中目黒駅
Elevated Naka-Meguro Station
Location
Prefecture	Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward	Meguro
(in Japanese)	東京都目黒区上目黒3-4-1
Rail services
Operator(s)	Tokyu Corporation, Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	Tōkyū Tōyoko Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Statistics	185,998 passengers/day (Tōkyū 2007)

Naka-Meguro Station (中目黒駅, Nakameguro-eki^?) is a railway station located in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.

Naka-Meguro is a convenient 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.

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 Tōbu Isesaki 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.

Lines

Naka-Meguro Station is served by the following lines:

• Tōkyū Tōyoko Line
• Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Station layout

Tokyu and Tokyo Metro share the same station and platforms.

Adjacent stations

External links

• Tokyu Naka-Meguro Station (Japanese)
• Tokyo Metro Naka-Meguro Station (Japanese)

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Coordinates: 35°38′40″N 139°41′57″E / 35.6443063°N 139.6991873°E / 35.6443063; 139.6991873