Meidaimae Station

Station entrance, September 2011

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

Lines

This station is served by the Keiō Line and Keiō Inokashira Line.

Station layout

This station has three floors:

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

Both lines have two opposing side platforms between which run two lines of track. During rush hour, because some passages, as well as the Inokashira Line’s platforms are rather narrow, passengers boarding or exiting the trains can be cramped together, and transferring between trains can take some time. Additionally, because of the great number of passengers getting on and off both lines at the station, trains’ departures are sometimes delayed.

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’s Kichijoji-bound platform and the concourse, between the concourse and the Keio line’s downward line platform, between the Inokashira Line’s Shibuya-bound platform and the concourse, and between the concourse and the Keio Line’s upward line platform.

There are toilets on the first floor, inside the ticket gates, including multi-purpose toilets as part of the station’s scheme of universal design.

On March 31, 2007, a new ticket gate was opened in the middle section of the Inokashira-line’s 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’s 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.

1	■ Keiō Line	Chofu, Keio Hachioji, Takaosanguchi, Hashimoto
2	■ Keiō Line	Sasazuka, Shinjuku, the Toei Shinjuku Line
3	■ Inokashira Line	Eifukuchō, Kugayama, Kichijoji
4	■ Inokashira Line	Shimo-Kitazawa, Shibuya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keiō Line
Daitabashi		Local		Shimo-Takaido
Sasazuka		Rapid		Shimo-Takaido
Sasazuka		Semi Express		Sakurajosui
Sasazuka		Express		Sakurajōsui
Shinjuku		Semi Special Express		Chofu
Shinjuku		Special Express		Chōfu
Keiō Inokashira Line
Higashi-Matsubara		Local		Eifukuchō
Shimo-Kitazawa		Express		Eifukuchō