The station first opened 28 August 1927, as Kuhombutsu-mae Station (九品仏前駅).[2] It was renamed Jiyūgaoka Station (自由ヶ丘駅) (using different Japanese characters than its present name) on 22 October 1929.[2] The characters used in the Japanese station name were changed to the present style on 20 January 1966.[2]
^ abcdTerada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 230. ISBN978-4-7770-1336-4.
^田園都市線および大井町線の朝ラッシュ時の混雑緩和施策を実施 [Measures implemented to alleviate morning rush-hour overcrowding on Denentoshi and Oimachi Lines] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyu Corporation. 22 March 2017. p. 2. Archived(PDF) from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.