Meidaimae Station

Meidaimae Station (明大前駅, Meidaimae-eki) is a railway station in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

KO06 IN08 Meidaimae Station 明大前駅
Station entrance, September 2011
General information
Location	2-45-1 Matsubara, Setagaya, Tokyo （東京都世田谷区松原2-45-1） Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	KO Keiō Line IN Inokashira Line
Other information
Station code	KO06 (Keiō Line) IN08 (Inokashira line)
History
Opened	1913
Previous names	Kayakukomae; Matsubara (until 1935)
Passengers
FY2016	107,394 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Takaosanguchi KO53 Terminus Keiō Line Mt Takao Shinjuku KO01 Terminus Fuchū One-way operation Chitose-karasuyama KO12 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Special Express Sasazuka KO04 towards Shinjuku Sakurajōsui KO08 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Express Semi Express Shimo-takaido KO07 towards Keiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Rapid Keiō Line Local Daitabashi KO05 towards Shinjuku Eifukuchō IN09 towards Kichijōji Inokashira Line Express Shimo-kitazawa IN05 towards Shibuya Inokashira Line Local Higashi-matsubara IN07 towards Shibuya
Location Meidaimae Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Meidaimae Station Meidaimae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Meidaimae Station is served by the Keio Line from Shinjuku in Tokyo, and by the 12.7 km Keio Inokashira Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Kichijōji. On the Keio Line, it is located between Daitabashi and Shimo-Takaido, it is 5.2 km from the Shinjuku terminus.^[1] On the Inokashira Line, it is located between Higashi-Matsubara and Eifukuchō, it is 4.9 km from the Shibuya terminus.^[1]

In addition, "meidai" in the station name is an abbreviation for Meiji University, from which the station is named, and "mae" indicates spatial proximity, similar to "front" in English.

Station layout

The ticket barriers, May 2006

Meidaimae Station has three floors:

• 2F: Keio Line platforms
• 1F: Ticket gates
• B1F: Keio Inokashira Line platforms

Both lines have two opposing side platforms serving two sets of tracks.^[2]

There are upward-only escalators between the Inokashira Line platforms and the concourse. 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 Frente Exit (フレンテ口, furente guchi). This exit is exit-only, and connects directly to the shopping building Frente Meidaimae (フレンテ明大前, Frente Meidaimae), 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 solar panel 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 New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, and generates up to 30 kW.

Platforms

1	KO Keiō Line	for Chōfu and Keiō-Hachiōji KO Keiō Sagamihara Line for Hashimoto (via Chōfu) KO Keiō Takao Line for Takaosanguchi (via Kitano)
2	KO Keiō Line	for Sasazuka and Shinjuku KO Keiō New Line for Shinjuku S Toei Shinjuku Line for Moto-Yawata
3	IN Keiō Inokashira Line	for Eifukuchō and Kichijōji
4	IN Keiō Inokashira Line	for Shimo-Kitazawa and Shibuya

History

The station first opened on 15 April 1913 as Kayakukomae Station (火薬庫前駅).^[1] This was renamed Matsubara Station (松原駅) in 1917, and again renamed Meidaimae on 8 February 1935.^[1] The Inokashira Line platforms opened on 1 August 1933.^[2]

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.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Meiji University Izumi Campus

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 204–206. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 8, 54. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
3. 京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。 [Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Keio Corporation. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

• Meidaimae Station information (Keio) (in Japanese)

35°40′6.11″N 139°39′1.81″E