Jiyūgaoka Station (Tokyo)

Jiyūgaoka Station
自由が丘駅

Jiyūgaoka Station entrance
Location 1-9-8 Jiyūgaoka, Meguro, Tokyo
(東京都目黒区自由が丘1-9-8)
Japan
Operated by Tokyu Corporation
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code TY-07, OM-10
History
Opened 1927
Previous names Kuhombutsu-mae (until 1929)

Jiyūgaoka Station (自由が丘駅 Jiyūgaoka-eki) is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.

Lines

This station is served by following lines:[1]

Station layout

Ground-level platforms[1]

1  Tokyu Oimachi Line for Futako-Tamagawa, Mizonokuchi
Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line for Saginuma and Chūō-Rinkan
2  Tokyu Oimachi Line for Ōokayama, Hatanodai, Ōimachi

Elevated platforms[1]

This station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.

3  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna, and Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
4  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Musashi-Kosugi, Kikuna, and Yokohama
Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chūkagai
5  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Naka-Meguro and Shibuya
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Kotake-Mukaihara, and Wakoshi
6  Tokyu Toyoko Line for Naka-Meguro and Shibuya
Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Kotake-Mukaihara, and Wakoshi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokyu Toyoko Line
Naka-Meguro   Commuter Express
Limited Express
  Musashi-Kosugi
Gakugeidaigaku   Express   Den-en-chōfu
Toritsudaigaku   Local   Den-en-chōfu
Tokyu Oimachi Line[2]
Ōokayama   Express   Futako-Tamagawa
Midorigaoka   Local
(via Futako-Shinchi and Takatsu)
  Kuhombutsu
Midorigaoka   Local
(passing Futako-Shinchi and Takatsu)
  Kuhombutsu

History

The station first opened 28 August 1927, as Kuhombutsu-mae Station (九品仏前駅).[3] This was renamed Jiyūgaoka Station (自由ヶ丘駅) (using different characters from present) on 22 October 1929.[3] The characters using in the Japanese station name were changed to the present style on 20 January 1966.[3]

Surrounding area

Main article: Jiyūgaoka
Old bars in Jiyugaoka, April 2008

The surrounding area encompasses the Jiyūgaoka (自由が丘) area of Meguro and Okusawa (奥沢) area of Setagaya.

Bus services

Bus services operated by Tokyu Bus are provided from the Jiyūgaoka bus stop and Jiyugaoka Station Entrance bus stop.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tokyu Corporation - Jiyūgaoka Station" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  2. "Tokyu Corporation - Oimachi Line Guide" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  3. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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Coordinates: 35°36′27″N 139°40′09″E / 35.60750°N 139.66917°E / 35.60750; 139.66917

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