Higashi-ikebukuro Station
Higashi-Ikebukuro Station (東池袋駅, Higashi-ikebukuro-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. The station is numbered "Y-10". It opened on October 30, 1974.
Lines
Higashi-Ikebukuro Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Wakoshi Station.
Station layout
The station has one island platform on the second basement ("B2F") level serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | Y Yūrakuchō Line | for Iidabashi, Yūrakuchō, and Shin-Kiba |
| 2 | Y Yūrakuchō Line | for Ikebukuro, Kotake-mukaihara, and Wakoshi TJ Tobu Tojo Line for Shinrinkōen  Seibu Ikebukuro Line for Hannō
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Entrance No. 5 in June 2016 -
The Zoshigaya gate ticket barriers in June 2016 -
The platforms in June 2016
History
The station opened on 30 October 1974 with the opening of the initial section of the Yūrakuchō Line between Ikebukuro and Ginza-itchome stations.
Passenger statistics
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Higashi-Ikebukuro → Gokoku-ji was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 38,132 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme Station on the Toden Arakawa Line
- Sunshine City
- Toshima Post Office
- Tokyo International University
- IKE・SUN PARK
See also
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "各駅の乗降人員ランキング｜東京メトロ". www.tokyometro.jp. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Ikebukuro Station.
- Official website (in Japanese)