KO06IN08 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
Coordinates	35°40′06″N139°39′02″E / 35.6684°N 139.6505°E /35.6684; 139.6505
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Lines	KOKeiō Line INInokashira 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 towardsKeiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Special Express Sasazuka KO04 towardsShinjuku Sakurajōsui KO08 towardsKeiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Express Semi Express Shimo-takaido KO07 towardsKeiō-hachiōji Keiō Line Rapid Keiō Line Local Daitabashi KO05 towardsShinjuku Eifukuchō IN09 towardsKichijōji Inokashira Line Express Shimo-kitazawa IN05 towardsShibuya Inokashira Line Local Higashi-matsubara IN07 towardsShibuya
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

Meidaimae Station (明大前駅,Meidaimae-eki) is a railway station inSetagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operatorKeio Corporation.

Meidaimae Station is served by theKeio Line fromShinjuku in Tokyo, and by the 12.7 kmKeio Inokashira Line fromShibuya in Tokyo toKichijōji. On the Keio Line, it is located betweenDaitabashi andShimo-Takaido, it is 5.2 km from the Shinjuku terminus.^[1] On the Inokashira Line, it is located betweenHigashi-Matsubara andEifukuchō, it is 4.9 km from the Shibuya terminus.^[1]

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

Meidaimae Station has three floors:

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

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

There are upward-only escalators between the Inokashira Line platforms and theconcourse. 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 theKeio 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, asolar 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 theNew Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, and generates up to 30 kW.

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]

• Meiji University Izumi Campus

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35°40′6.11″N139°39′1.81″E / 35.6683639°N 139.6505028°E /35.6683639; 139.6505028

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