Soshigaya-Ōkura Station (祖師ヶ谷大蔵駅) is an elevated station in Setagaya, Tokyo. Odakyu Electric Railway runs it on the Odakyu Odawara Line. It opened on 1 April 1927.
History
Soshigaya-Ōkura Station opened on 1 April 1927. On 1 September 1937, it became a stop for through trains to Katase-Enoshima, although through trains bound for Odawara passed it. In September 1948, the Sakura semi-express was introduced, and the station became a stop for it. In February 1950, the section express was abolished.
In December 1994, work started to elevate the multi-track line between Seijō Gakuen-mae and Umegaoka. In April 1998, the design of the outside of the new station building was decided. On 28 March 1999, the down line was elevated. On 23 April 2000, the up line was elevated, and the current station building opened. On 16 December 2001, the up platform was moved to a permanent platform. On 23 May 2004, the up express track came into use. On 26 September 2004, the down express track came into use, and the multi-track work was completed. On 11 December 2004, the section semi-express was established, and the station became a stop for it.
On 19 December 2005, the Setagaya community bus route Setagaya Kurin began running, and a new bus stop was set up at the north exit, at the entrance of the Ultraman shopping street. On 19 March 2006, to mark the anniversary of the Ultraman shopping street near the station, Odakyu's first approach melody was introduced. The up platform plays the Ultraman song, and the down platform plays the Ultra Seven song. On 1 March 2010, a bus stop name was changed to Sanno Elementary School, and a condominium was built on the former site. On 16 May 2010, a bus stop was set up at the south exit, and Tokyu Bus route buses began entering the front of the station. Before that, the front was too narrow, so buses turned around one stop earlier at Soshigaya-Ōkura. The same day, that stop was renamed the Soshigaya Turnaround Point. In January 2014, station numbering was introduced. On 26 March 2016, the section semi-express was abolished, and only local trains stopped again. On 17 March 2018, the station became a stop for semi-express trains, and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line through trains began stopping here.
On 17 December 2025, platform doors began operating.
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