Seijogakuen-Mae Station (成城学園前駅; -eki) is a major stop on the Odakyu Electric Railway Odakyu Line in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, Japan. It is used by about 83,000 passengers a day.

History

Seijogakuen-Mae Station was opened on April 1st, 1927.

Between 1996 and 2002 it was extensively redeveloped and partially moved underground as part of the Odakyu Line's track doubling project.

Surroundings

The residential area to the north of the station is dominated by high-quality housing and is home to several well-known personalities.

The Soshigaya Ryugakusei Kaikan (祖師谷留学生会館), a large residential facility for foreign students, is about 15 minutes walk north of the station.

Akihabara is also known as Akihabara Electric Town (Akihabara Denki Gai). It is located less than five minutes by rail from Tokyo station, Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes shortened to Akiba by locals. While there is an official locality named Akihabara nearby, part of Taito-ku, the area known as Akihabara (including the JR railway station of the same name) to most people is actually Soto-Kanda, a part of Chiyoda-ku. (read more)

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