Higashi-ikebukuro Station
Y10 Higashi-Ikebukuro Station 東池袋駅 | |||||||||||
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 Entrances 6 and 7 in January 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4-4-4 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°43′30.82″N 139°43′12.7″E / 35.7252278°N 139.720194°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Yūrakuchō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.4 km (7.7 mi) from Wakoshi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme Station (Toden Arakawa Line) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Y-10 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1974 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 38,132 daily | ||||||||||
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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
[edit]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.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station has one island platform on the second basement ("B2F") level serving two tracks.
Platforms
[edit]| 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
[edit]The station opened on 30 October 1974 with the opening of the initial section of the Yūrakuchō Line between Ikebukuro and Ginza-itchome stations.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]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.[2]
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 38,132 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Higashi-Ikebukuro-yonchōme Station on the Toden Arakawa Line
- Sunshine City
- Toshima Post Office
- Tokyo International University
- IKE・SUN PARK
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
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- Official website (in Japanese)