Ogikubo Station (荻窪駅) is in Suginami, Tokyo. East Japan Railway Company runs the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local), and Tokyo Metro runs the Marunouchi Line. The station opened on 21 December 1891.
History
The Kōbu Railway opened the station on 21 December 1891, with its only entrance on the south side. The railway was nationalised on 1 October 1906. The Nakano to Kichijōji section was made double track on 16 March 1909, and the line was assigned to the Chūō East Line on 12 October 1911. The Nakano to Kichijōji section was electrified on 1 March 1919. The Seibu tram line from Shinjuku began to run to the south exit on 26 August 1921. A north exit was built in 1927, and the two exits were linked by a footbridge. Chūō and Sōbu line through services began on 1 July 1932.
Tram and subway links developed after the war. On 27 December 1935, Seibu's tram line from Shinjuku was run under contract. Tokyo's city electric bureau took over the line in 1942. Japanese National Railways was formed on 1 June 1949. The Toei Tram Sugina Line was bought from Seibu on 5 April 1951. The tram stop was moved to the north side of the station in 1956. The west ticket gate opened on 1 April 1958, and the west bridge building was finished in May 1958. Raising the station on an elevated structure was dropped around 1962. The Eidan Ogikubo Line opened on 23 January 1962, and an underground concourse was built on the east side in 1963. The Sugina Line tram was abolished on 1 December 1963 because of competition from the subway. Quadruple track between Nakano and Ogikubo was completed on 3 April 1966.
Through services and changes in service followed. The Tōzai Line began through running to Ogikubo on 28 April 1966, and the Chūō and Sōbu local trains were extended to Ogikubo. On 8 April 1969, the through services were extended to Mitaka Station (三鷹駅). Ogikubo subway station was renamed the Marunouchi Line on 1 April 1972. Freight handling stopped on 1 October 1974, and luggage handling ended on 1 June 1986. On 1 April 1987, the station passed to JR East. An up escalator was installed at the north exit in 1990. In March 1999, up and down escalators were added on the east-gate side of the Marunouchi Line platform.
Ticketing and access were updated from 2001. Suica became usable on 18 November 2001. A south exit b and a link bridge along the west side were added in March 2004. The subway operator was privatised on 1 April 2004, and the Marunouchi Line stations passed to Tokyo Metro. PASMO became usable at Tokyo Metro and JR East on 18 March 2007. Platform doors were installed on the Marunouchi Line on 28 April 2006. Elevators were added to the Chūō–Sōbu Local platform on 11 February 2007, and to the north side and the Chūō Rapid platform on 22 March 2007. The north bus plaza was finished in March 2011. The commuter pass office closed on 14 October 2011.
Ticketing and platform changes continued after 2024. The Midori no Madoguchi counter closed on 29 February 2024, and a talk-to-staff reserved seat ticket machine was installed on 1 March 2024. Eki-net Q-Ticket service began on 1 October 2025. Slit-frame platform doors are planned for platforms one and two within the current fiscal year. Smart platform doors started on platforms three and four on 10 May 2026.
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