Seijōgakuen-Mae Station
Seijogakuen-mae 成城学園前 | |
|---|---|
 West Entrance of Seijōgakuen-mae Station | |
| Location |
Setagaya, Tokyo Japan |
| Operated by | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Odakyu Odawara Line |
| Distance | 11.6 km from Shinjuku |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms |
| Tracks | 4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 April 1927 |
| Location | |
  Seijogakuen-mae Location within Japan | |
Seijogakuen-mae Station (成城学園前駅 Seijōgakuen-mae-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway. The station is named after the nearby Seijo University.
Lines
Seijogakuen-mae Station is served by the Odakyu Odawara Line, and lies 11.6 km from Shinjuku Station.
Layout
The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. They are in the basement level.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Hon-Atsugi, (Enoshima Line) Fujisawa, Katase-Enoshima, (Tama Line) Karakida
(Local) |
| 2 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Odawara, (Enoshima Line) Fujisawa, Katase-Enoshima, (Tama Line) Karakida
(Semi-Express, Express, Tama Express, Rapid Express, Romance Car "Metro Sagami", Romance Car "Metro Homeway", Romance Car "Bay Resort") |
| 3 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Shinjuku, (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line) Ayase
(Semi-Express, Express, Tama Express, Rapid Express, Romance Car "Metro Sagami", Romance Car "Metro Homeway", Romance Car "Bay Resort") |
| 4 | ■ Odakyu Odawara Line | Shinjuku |
The entrances (North, South and West gates), ticket machines, ticket gates and the station office are on the ground level.
The commercial facilities (Seijo Corty) also start on ground level. Level one and two consist of a supermarket and various shops, level three of community services such as a nursery, cookery and language schools and a gym, and a restaurant and an outdoor balcony on level four.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odakyu Odawara Line | ||||
| Omote-sando | Ltd. Exp. "Romance Car" (to/from Chiyoda Line) |
Shin-Yurigaoka Machida Sagami-Ono | ||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Shimo-Kitazawa (Outbound, weekday night) Kyodo |
Express | Noborito | ||
| Soshigaya-Okura | Semi Express | Komae | ||
| Soshigaya-Okura | Local | Kitami | ||
| Shimo-Kitazawa | Commuter Express | Mukogaoka-yuen | ||
| Kyodo | Commuter Semi Express | Noborito | ||
History
Seijogakuen-mae Station opened on April 1, 1927.
Between 1996 and 2004 it was extensively redeveloped and partially moved underground as part of the Odakyu Line's track doubling project.
September 2006 saw the opening of Seijo Corty, a four-storey commercial building.
Surrounding area
A neighbourhood shopping district surrounds the station, especially outside the North Exit. The film production studios and sound stages of Toho Corporation are located alongside the Senkawa, a tributary of the Tama River that flows South from main station area.
The Soshigaya Ryugakusei Kaikan (祖師谷留学生会館), a large residential facility for foreign students, is about 15 minutes walk north of the station.
See also
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Coordinates: 35°38′24″N 139°35′56″E / 35.6399991°N 139.5988083°E