History
Shin-nakano Station opened on 8 February 1961 as the terminus of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority's Ogikubo Line in Chūō 4-chōme, Nakano-ku, beneath Ōme-kaidō between Sugiyama Park and Nabeya-yokochō. Through-running continued west on 1 November 1961 when the line extended to Minami-Asagaya, turning the station into an intermediate stop. The Ogikubo Line was renamed the Marunouchi Line on 1 April 1972. PASMO acceptance began on 18 March 2007. By February 2008 the station office and ticket gate had been relocated, a new elevator installed and the station's wayfinding signs updated to the network's modern standard, completing a long-deferred refresh that other Tokyo Metro stations had finished by March 2007.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-18.
Notes
While most Tokyo Metro stations finished migrating to the operator's new wayfinding-sign standard by March 2007, Shin-nakano kept its old signs until February 2008 — when the office, gates, signs and a new elevator were all replaced in a single round of work.