The line was opened in 1894 as part of the Kawagoe Railway linking Kokubunji and Hon-Kawagoe.

At this time, Ogawa was the only intermediate station on the Higashi-Murayama to Kokubunji section.

Since July 2008, recorded announcements on trains have been provided in English in addition to Japanese.

These trains are painted in Seibu Railway's distinctive yellow livery.

[3] The 1.2 km (0.75 mi) double-track section allows 8 trains per hour to operate in each direction during peak.