Nishi-Ogikubo Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 西荻窪駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 3 Nishi-ogiminami, Suginami, Tokyo |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR East |
Line: | Chūō Line (Rapid), Chuo-Sobu Line |
Opened: | 1922 |
Passengers: | 40,372 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2010 |
is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Nishi-Ogikubo Station is served by the Chūō Line (Rapid) and Chūō-Sōbu Line.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 15 July 1922.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 40,372 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
The neighbourhoods surrounding the station are characterised by narrow streets. It is primarily a residential area, with a high concentration of shops specialising in antiques and old books.