Sasazuka Station (笹塚駅) is an elevated station in Shibuya, Tokyo. Keio Corporation (京王電鉄) runs it on the Keio Line. It opened on 15 April 1913.
History
Sasazuka Station opened on 15 April 1913 as the end of the line from Chōfu, run by the Keio Electric Railway (京王電気軌道). A depot was built beside it. It is one of the oldest stations on the Keio Line. On 11 October 1913 the line was extended to Yoyohata (代々幡), and Sasazuka became a station in the middle of the line. On 31 May 1944 Tokyu took over the Keio Electric Railway under wartime transport law. On 1 June 1948 Keio Teito Electric Railway became independent of Tokyu.
Work to raise the station onto an elevated structure began in October 1974. On 1 March 1977 the southern half of the viaduct was finished, and the down line moved onto it. On 12 April 1977 the up line moved temporarily onto the viaduct, and the former down platform became an island platform used by both directions. On 21 July 1978 the northern half of the viaduct was finished, and the up line moved to its permanent position. On 31 October 1978 the line between Shinjuku and Sasazuka became four tracks. The new tracks ran underground and were called the Keio New Line (京王新線).
On 24 October 1981 the Keio Crown Street Sasazuka shopping arcade (京王クラウン街笹塚) opened under the elevated tracks. On 1 July 1998 Keio Teito Electric Railway was renamed Keio Electric Railway. On 5 December 2010 track changes let the Keio New Line's pull-in track take longer trains. On 22 February 2013 station numbering was introduced. On 25 September 2015 semi-express trains began to stop here.
In 2020 part of the pull-in track was removed for the elevated work between here and Sengawa Station (仙川駅). On 12 March 2022 the semi-express service ended, and limited express trains (特急) began to stop here. On 26 February 2023 platform doors came into use on the Keio Line platforms. On 25 February 2024 platform doors came into use on the Keio New Line platforms.
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