Jiyūgaoka Station | |
Native Name: | 自由が丘駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1-9-8 Jiyūgaoka, Meguro, Tokyo |
Country: | Japan |
Platforms: | 4 (2 side platforms and 2 island platforms) |
Tracks: | 6 (4 for Toyoko Line, 2 for Oimachi Line) |
Connections: | Bus terminal |
Code: | TY-07, OM-10 |
Former: | Kuhombutsu-mae (until 1929) |
Passengers: | (TY) 99,512 daily (OM) 57,028 daily (Total) 156,540 daily |
Pass Year: | 2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan |
is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation.
This station is served by the following lines:[1] Jiyūgaoka station is located from the terminus of the Tokyu Oimachi Line at Ōimachi Station and from the terminus of the Tokyu Toyoko Line at Shibuya station.
The Tokyu Oimachi Line platforms are scheduled to be lengthened to handle seven-car trains on express services during fiscal 2017.[2]
The station also has a small siding located to the west of the station.
The station has two elevated island platforms for the Tokyu Toyoko Line, serving four tracks.
The station first opened 28 August 1927, as .[3] It was renamed (using different Japanese characters than its present name) on 22 October 1929.[3] The characters used in the Japanese station name were changed to the present style on 20 January 1966.[3]
See main article: Jiyūgaoka. The surrounding area encompasses the area of Meguro and area of Setagaya.
Bus services operated by Tokyu Bus are provided from the Jiyūgaoka bus stop and Jiyugaoka Station Entrance bus stop.