Araiyakushi-mae

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Araiyakushi-mae Station opened on 16 April 1927 on what is now the Seibu Shinjuku Line in Nakano. The original island platform was rebuilt as opposed side platforms on 12 July 1960, and a footbridge between the two entered use on 10 March 1969. The north exit followed on 16 June 1975 and a new south station building on 30 October 1981. Automatic fare gates entered service on the south side on 8 February 1992 and on the north in 1993. With the last train on 2 August 2018 the original footbridge and north exit were retired, replaced from 3 August by a temporary mid-platform footbridge and temporary north exit serving the ongoing Nakai–Nogata grade-separation works. Station numbering in fiscal 2012 designated the stop SS05.

The platforms sit on a tight curve, and since the footbridge was added in 1969 sight lines have been very poor for both waiting passengers and drivers, so inbound (up) trains have ever since sounded a warning whistle after clearing the level crossing just before the station.