title: Sangūbashi Station
text: # Sangūbashi Station
  
  Sangūbashi Station (参宮橋駅, Sangūbashi-eki) is a railway station on the Odakyu Odawara Line in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | OH Odakyū Odawara Line | for Machida, Hon-Atsugi and Odawara OH Hakone-Tozan Railway for Hakone-Yumoto OE Odakyu Enoshima Line for Fujisawa and Katase-Enoshima |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | OH Odakyu Odawara Line | for Shinjuku |
  
  ## History
  
  Sangubashi Station opened on 1 April 1927.
  
  Station numbering was introduced to the Odakyu terminal in 2014 with Shinjuku being assigned station number OH03.
  
  Renovation works to the east exit started in November 2018 and were completed in November 2020. The updated station building was constructed using wood from western Tokyo; the design elements, in particular its use of Shinto-inspired architecture, reflect its proximity to the Meiji Shrine.
  
  * Upgraded east exit
  * Inside the east exit
  * Wood station roof as seen in October 2020
  * Old exit before renovation work
  
  ## In popular culture
  
  In the manga Our Precious Conversations the train station where the two protagonists have their first chats is based on Sangūbashi Station.
  
  The Railway Crossings nearby the station has been featured on the 2007 film, 5 Centimeters Per Second.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Meiji Shrine
  * Yoyogi Park
  