Tsutsujigaoka Station (つつじヶ丘駅) in Chōfu, Tokyo, is a bridge station run by Keio on the Keio Line. It opened on 15 April 1913 as Kaneko Station (金子駅).
History
The station opened on 15 April 1913 as Kaneko Station (金子駅) of the Keio Electric Railway, beside the Kōshū Kaidō road. It moved to its present site on 17 December 1927. On 31 May 1944 Tokyu (東京急行電鉄) absorbed the Keio Electric Railway, and the station became part of the Keio Line. On 1 June 1948 the Keio Teito Electric Railway split from the Daitokyu group, and the station became its station.
On 15 May 1957 the station was renamed Tsutsujigaoka (つつじヶ丘駅), and it was expanded to two platforms and four tracks. On 28 May 1992, when the commuter express service ended, the station became an express stop.
The south bus rotary opened on 11 August 2003. Weekday evening local trains between Motoyawata and this station started on 1 December 2003. A new south road opened on 17 January 2004. A plan to build an elevated station was announced on 5 February 2009. The bridge station opened on 13 March 2011, with barrier-free access. A shop inside the station, 京王リトナードつつじヶ丘, opened on the north side on 25 November 2011. The weekday evening local trains were discontinued on 17 August 2012. Station numbering KO14 began on 22 February 2013.
The arrival melody changed to the children's song 'Omoide no Album' (思い出のアルバム) on 2 October 2017. On 1 April 2023 a sub-station name, 'Chōfu Driving School nearest station' (調布自動車学校 最寄駅), was set, moving from Shibasaki Station (柴崎駅). On 17 April 2026 the Sengawa to Kokuryō continuous grade-separation project was adopted at its preparation stage. Five road crossings and seven passages are to be improved, and shops, dining, bike parking and a green path are planned under the elevated line.
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