Nishi-Ogikubo Station

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Nishi-Ogikubo Station (西荻窪駅, Nishi-Ogikubo-eki^?) is a passenger rail station belonging to JR East, serving its Chūō and Sōbu lines. It is located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.

Contents 1 Station structure 2 Daily passenger 3 The neighbourhood 4 History 5 Neighbouring stations 6 External links

[edit] Station structure

It is an elevated station with two platforms. The Chūō rapid line does not stop at this station on weekends. The platform for Sōbu local service is shared with Tokyo Metro's Tōzai Line.

[edit] Daily passenger

The average daily passenger turnover was 40,620 in 2006. The station is well served by bus services.

[edit] The neighbourhood

The neighbourhoods surrounding the station are characterised by narrow streets. Many view the station square is insufficiently small. It is primarily a residential area, known to have a high concentration of stops specialised in antique curiosas and old books.

[edit] History

• 1922 Opening as a Japanese Government Railways station
• 1969 Elevated
• 1987 Japanese National Railways was privatised to become JR East

[edit] Neighbouring stations

JR East passenger service

Rapid service

Ogikubo - Nishi-ogikubo - Kichijōji

■Chuo-Sobu Line (local)・○Tōzai line

Ogikubo - Nishi-ogikubo - Kichijōji

[edit] External links

• JR East Nishi-ogikubo (Japanese)

v • d • e Stations of the Chūō-Sōbu Line (Local Service) Chiba - Nishi-Chiba - Inage - Shin-Kemigawa - Makuhari - Makuhari-Hongō - Tsudanuma - Higashi-Funabashi - Funabashi - Nishi-Funabashi - Shimousa-Nakayama - Motoyawata - Ichikawa - Koiwa - Shin-Koiwa - Hirai - Kameido - Kinshichō - Ryōgoku - Asakusabashi - Akihabara - Ochanomizu - Suidōbashi - Iidabashi - Ichigaya - Yotsuya - Shinanomachi - Sendagaya - Yoyogi - Shinjuku - Ōkubo - Higashi-Nakano - Nakano - Kōenji - Asagaya - Ogikubo - Nishi-Ogikubo - Kichijōji - Mitaka

v • d • e Stations of the Chūō Line (Rapid) Tokyo – Kanda – Ochanomizu – Yotsuya – Shinjuku – Nakano – Kōenji – Asagaya – Ogikubo – Nishi-Ogikubo – Kichijōji – Mitaka – Musashi-Sakai – Higashi-Koganei – Musashi-Koganei – Kokubunji – Nishi-Kokubunji – Kunitachi – Tachikawa – Hino – Toyoda – Hachiōji – Nishi-Hachiōji – Takao – Sagamiko – Fujino – Uenohara – Shiotsu – Yanagawa – Torisawa – Saruhashi – Ōtsuki Former stations: Manseibashi