History
Ōsakihirokōji Station opened on 9 October 1927 as the terminus of an extension of the Ikegami Electric Railway from Kiri-ga-Ya (later abolished). On 17 June 1928 the line was further extended to Gotanda, making this a through-station; the two stations sit only about 340 metres apart. On 1 October 1934 the line passed to the Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway, a predecessor of the present Tōkyū Corporation. Between 2008 and 2014 the Yamate-dōri elevated overpass was rebuilt and the concourse was made step-free, removing a long-standing barrier of stairs at the entrance.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Where the English and Japanese sources differ, this account follows the Japanese source.
Notes
The station has the lowest daily ridership on the Tōkyū Ikegami Line because Gotanda Station, with its JR and subway connections, is only a short walk away and absorbs much of the local pedestrian traffic.