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1913
4月15日
It was opened as Kayakokomae Station of Keio Electric Railway (now Keio Electric Railway).
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京王電気軌道（現・京王電鉄）の火薬庫前駅（かやくこまええき）として開設。
1917
It was renamed Matsubara Station.
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松原駅（まつばらえき）へ改称。
1933
8月1日
It opened as Nishimatsubara Station on the Teito Electric Railway.
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帝都電鉄の西松原駅として開業。
1935
2月8日
The station was renamed Meidai-mae Station.
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明大前駅に改称。
1935
2月8日
It was renamed Meidaimae Station.
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明大前駅（めいだいまええき）へ改称。
1940
5月1日
It merged with Odakyu Railway and became a station on the latter's Teito Line, but then was transferred to the Teito Rapid Transit Authority.
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小田原急行鉄道に合併し、同社帝都線の駅となる。
1942
5月1日
Odakyu Electric Railway was merged into Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway, also known as the DaiTokyu.
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；小田急電鉄が東京急行電鉄（大東急）に併合。
1944
5月31日
Keio Electric Railway was merged into Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway (Daiei Kyu, now Tokyu Corporation), and the station became part of the Keio Line of the company.
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京王電気軌道が東京急行電鉄（大東急、現・東急電鉄）へ吸収合併。同社京王線の駅となる。
1948
6月1日
The Keio Teito Electric Railway was spun off from Tokyu, and its stations became part of the company.
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東急から京王帝都電鉄が分離。同社の駅となる
1948
6月1日
It separated from Tokyu and became a station on Keio Teito Electric Railway's Inokashira Line.
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東急から京王帝都電鉄が分離し、同社井の頭線の駅となる。
2001
3月27日
A semi-express service was newly established with the timetable revision, and it became a stop.
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ダイヤ改正に伴い、準特急新設。停車駅となる。
2005
11月
The retail store on the Inokashira Line's down platform was closed due to renovations.
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井の頭線下りホームの売店が改修のため閉鎖。
2007
5月24日
The station building "Fronte Meidaimae" opened and is connected to the Inokashira Line at the downhill platform's Fronte entrance.
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駅ビル「フレンテ明大前」が開業。井の頭線とは下りホームのフレンテ口と接続。
2013
2月22日
Station numbering was introduced for the IN08.
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IN08の駅ナンバリングを導入。
2013
2月22日
Station numbering was introduced at KO06.
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KO06の駅ナンバリング導入。
2014
2月28日
The continuous grade separation project was undertaken.
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連続立体交差事業着手。
2016
12月
Construction began to install crossover tracks for emergency use near Kichijoji.
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吉祥寺寄りに非常時用の渡り線を設置するための工事が開始。
2017
A crossover was opened.
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渡り線開設。
2017
3月25日
The train approach melody was changed to the Meiji University School Song.
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列車接近メロディを「明治大学校歌」に変更。
2020
2月27日
The regular ticket sales office ended operations.
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定期券売り場が営業を終了。
2021
10月30日
Holiday "Keio Liner" and "Mt.TAKAO" services began stopping at the station.
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土休日の「京王ライナー」および「Mt.TAKAO号」の停車（客扱い）を開始。
2022
3月12日
With the timetable revision, the semi-express service was abolished as it was absorbed into the express service, and the station became a stop for the Keio Liner throughout the day.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ダイヤ改正に伴い、準特急が特急に吸収される形で廃止。また、終日「京王ライナー」の停車駅となる。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
明治大学校歌
当駅が明治大学和泉キャンパスの最寄駅であることによる。井の頭線ホームでは不使用。
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1
Down
調布 · 橋本 · 京王八王子
2
Up
笹塚 · 新宿 · 新宿線
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