Yoyogi-Uehara Station (代々木上原駅) is an elevated station in Shibuya, Tokyo. Odakyu Electric Railway and Tokyo Metro run it. It serves the Chiyoda Line and the Odakyu Odawara Line. It opened on 1 April 1927.
History
The station opened on 1 April 1927 as Yoyohata-Uehara Station (代々幡上原駅). On 15 October 1941 it was renamed Yoyogi-Uehara Station. Operations were suspended on 1 June 1945 and resumed on 1 December 1945.
In May 1976 the down line was raised onto an elevated structure, and on 11 July 1976 the up line was raised too. On 18 October 1977 a new station building opened, in preparation for through running with the Chiyoda Line the following year. On 31 March 1978 the Chiyoda Line opened between Yoyogi-Koen and this station. Through running began with the Odakyu Odawara Line, and JR Joban Line local trains also began running through here. Odakyu express and semi-express trains began to stop here too. On 1 August 1978 the Teito Rapid Transit Authority installed an earthquake warning system.
On 17 March 1993 the Accorde Yoyogi-Uehara shopping facility opened. On 23 March 2002 the Shōnan Express and the Tama Express were added on the Odakyu Odawara Line, both stopping here. On 1 April 2004 the Teito Rapid Transit Authority was privatised, and the Chiyoda Line station passed to Tokyo Metro. On 11 December 2004 the Kaisoku Kyūkō and Kukan Junkyū services were added, both stopping here, and the Shōnan Express was discontinued. On 1 February 2007 the Odakyu commuter pass counter closed. On 18 March 2007 PASMO became usable. On 15 March 2008 Odakyu Romancecar limited express trains began running into the Chiyoda Line. They stop here only for operational reasons.
On 23 June 2011 the Accorde Yoyogi-Uehara shopping facility reopened after renewal. On 3 March 2018 the line between here and Umegaoka was made four tracks. On 12 October 2019 platform doors began on the Chiyoda Line platforms. On 22 March 2020 platform doors began on the Odakyu platforms.
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