History
Saginomiya Station opened on 16 April 1927 on what is now the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nakano Ward, Tokyo — the westernmost stop in the ward. On 6 October 1965 a dedicated turn-back centre track was extended toward Hon-Kawagoe and the layout was reshaped into two island platforms serving three tracks. A bridge-style station building was completed on 1 November 1979 and a north-side station building opened on 11 May 1991. Automatic ticket gates began service on 4 November 1992, and the up main and down passing tracks were swapped on 7 February 2013. Station numbering assigned SS09 in fiscal 2012.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
On 14 and 15 March 2011, in response to TEPCO rolling blackouts ordered after the Tōhoku earthquake, Saginomiya was used for short-turn services from Seibu-Shinjuku — a rare instance of the station being used for an unscheduled scheduled turnback.