Meguro Station
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is a railway station
located in Tokyo
's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori (Meguro Street).
station) opened on 16 March 1885.
The Namboku Line and Mita Line subway station opened on 26 September 2000.
Half-height platform edge doors
are scheduled to be installed on the two Yamanote Line platforms from 28 August 2010.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
's Shinagawa ward close to the boundary with Meguro ward. The station is just south of Meguro Dori (Meguro Street).
Lines
Meguro Station is served by the following lines:- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East) Yamanote LineYamanote LineThe is commuter rail loop line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company . It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including the Yūrakuchō/Ginza area, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro, with all but two of its... - Tokyo Metro Namboku LineTokyo Metro Namboku LineThe is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. Its name literally means South-North Line. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita...
- through service with Tōkyū Meguro Line - Toei Mita LineToei Mita LineThe is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation 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 of Tokyu Corporation for...
- through service with Tōkyū Meguro Line - Tōkyū Meguro Line - through service with Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line
History
The JR station (originally Nippon RailwayNippon Railway
was the first private railway company in the history of Japan. The company built trunk lines connecting Tokyo with the Tōhoku region to the northeast...
station) opened on 16 March 1885.
The Namboku Line and Mita Line subway station opened on 26 September 2000.
Half-height platform edge doors
Platform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
are scheduled to be installed on the two Yamanote Line platforms from 28 August 2010.