Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅) is a major railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, shared by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro, and the two private railway operators Seibu Railway and Tobu Railway. With 2. +more
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Lines
JR East
Seibu Railway
Seibu Ikebukuro Line (Ikebukuro to Agano) - limited through service to Seibu Chichibu Line
Tobu Railway
Tōbu Tōjō Line (Ikebukuro to Yorii)
Tokyo Metro
Station layout
In Ikebukuro Station, there are two main entrances; the East exit and the West exit. There are a number of other secondary entrances such as the JR North exit, the various Seibu exits, and multiple subway exits.
The JR lines run north/south through the center. The Tobu platforms are to the northwest and the Seibu platforms are to the southeast. +more
The Marunouchi Line and Yurakucho Line run east/west two stories underground, while the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line is four stories underground to the west of the main station complex. The latter line runs south toward Shinjuku and Shibuya along Meiji-dori, and offers through services to Motomachi-Chūkagai Station in Yokohama via the Tokyu Toyoko Line and Minatomirai Line.
Tokyo Metro's Echika underground mall is also located inside the station.
JR East
Chest-high platform edge doors were introduced on the Yamanote Line platforms on 2 March 2013.
File:Ikebukuro station Metropolitan entrance. jpg|The Metropolitan Exit on the second-floor level File:Ikebukuro Station Metropolitan concourse 20160323. +more
Tobu Railway
Platforms
The Tobu station has three terminating tracks served by platforms 1 to 5, arranged as shown in the diagram on the right.
Platforms 3 and 5 are normally used for disembarking passengers, although platform 5 is also used for passengers boarding the evening TJ Liner services, which require payment of a supplementary fare. From 14 June 2015, the departure melodies used when trains are about to depart from the station are to be changed to classical themes, with "Allegro" from "Divertimento in D major, K. +more
File:Tobu-Ikebukuro-STA Home1-2.jpg|Platform 1 and 2 in July 2021 File:Tobu-Ikebukuro-STA Home3-4.jpg|Platform 3 and 4 in July 2021 File:Tobu-Ikebukuro-STA Home5.jpg|Platform 5 in July 2021
Chest-high platform edge doors are scheduled to be added by the end of fiscal 2020. Platform doors protecting platform 1 are in use since 21 April 2018. +more
Ticket barriers
There are three sets of ticket barriers giving access to the platforms: the "South Gate" at ground level (signposted in red), and the "Central Gate" (signposted in blue) and "North Gate" (signposted in green) on the first basement level.
File:Tobu-Ikebukuro-STA South-Gate in. jpg|The ground-level south entrance and ticket barriers in July 2021 File:Ikebukuro Station north gate 20140419. +more
Seibu Railway
Platforms 1, 4, and 6 are normally used for disembarking passengers only.
File:西武池袋線 池袋駅 2016 (29337760873). jpg|The basement entrance and ticket barriers in 2016 File:Seibu-ikebukuro-sta 1st-floor. +more
Tokyo Metro
Platform
This station consists of three separate island platforms for the Marunouchi Line, Yurakucho Line, and Fukutoshin Line.
Station layout
The Tokyo Metro platforms are equipped with chest-height platform edge doors.
File:Ikebukuro-Sta-Yurakucholine-Platform.JPG|The Yurakucho Line platforms in June 2016 File:TokyoMetro-F09-Ikebukuro-station-platform.jpg|The Fukutoshin Line platforms in June 2008
History
The station was opened on April 1, 1903 by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). The Tōjō Railway Line (present-day Tobu Tojo Line) station opened on 1 May 1914 with the opening of the 33. +more
Tobu opened a department store adjoining its station on 29 May 1962. Around the same time, the Tobu station platforms were expanded with three tracks.
In March 1992, automatic ticket barriers were installed at the north exit of the Tobu Station, and in June of the same year, the Tobu Department Store was expanded with the addition of the Metropolitan Plaza annex located on the south side.
The station facilities of the Marunouchi and Yurakucho Lines were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
In June 2008, the Tobu station ticket barriers were colour-coded into three "zones": North, Central, and South.
Chest-height platform edge doors were installed on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line platforms in January 2011.
Passenger statistics
The figures below are the official number of passengers entering and exiting each day released by each train operator.
| Operator | Number | Fiscal year | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR East | JR East | 550,350 | 2013 | Boarding passengers only. Second busiest JR East station. +more |
| Tobu | Tobu | 472,132 | 2014 | Busiest Tobu station. |
| Seibu | Seibu | 484,446 | 2013 | Busiest Seibu station. |
| Tokyo Metro | Tokyo Metro | 523,834 | 2013 | Busiest Tokyo Metro station. (Excludes stations which allow through services onto non-Tokyo Metro lines) |
Annual passenger figures for the station between fiscal 1903 and 1965 are as shown below. Note that the figures only consider boarding passengers and a blank indicates that no data is available.
| Fiscal year | Annual total | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JGR/JNR | Tobu | Musashino/Seibu | TRTA | ||
| 1903 | 27,941 | Not in operation | Not in operation | Not in operation | |
| 1905 | 33,877 | Not in operation | Not in operation | Not in operation | |
| 1915 | 545,473 | Not in operation | |||
| 1925 | 6,842,992 | 192,380 | 1,228,881 | Not in operation | |
| 1935 | 11,554,661 | 500,476 | 3,558,958 | Not in operation | |
| 1955 | 34,428,803 | ||||
| 1965 | 144,996,156 | 72,559,157 | 77,873,226 | 55,093,466 |
The daily passenger figures for the JR East, Seibu, Tobu, and Tokyo Metro station after fiscal 2000 are as shown below. Note that the JR East figures only consider boarding passengers whereas the Seibu, Tobu, and Tokyo Metro figures consider both entering and exiting passengers.
| Fiscal year | JR East | Seibu | Tobu | Tokyo Metro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 570,255 | |||
| 2005 | 564,669 | 511,078 | ||
| 2010 | 544,222 | 476,989 | 467,770 | |
| 2011 | 544,762 | 472,022 | 464,908 | 470,284 |
| 2012 | 550,756 | 479,467 | 471,990 | 483,952 |
| 2013 | 550,350 | 484,446 | 476,756 | 523,834 |
| 2014 | 472,132 |
Surrounding area
The surrounding Ikebukuro district is a major commercial centre. The Seibu department store, Sunshine City, Parco, and Bic Camera are located to the east of the station, while the Tobu department store and Metropolitan Plaza are located to the west.
Schools
Rikkyo University * Tokyo College of Music * Teikyo Heisei University (Ikebukuro Campus) * Tokyo University of Social Welfare (Ikebukuro Campus) * Shukutoku University (Ikebukuro Satellite Campus) * Tokyo College of Transport Studies * Toshimagaoka-joshigakuen Junior and Senior High School
Retail
Seibu Department Store * Parco Department Store * Tobu Department Store * Sunshine City
Hotels
Hotel Metropolitan * Centurion hotel Ikebukuro
Civic
Toshima Tax Office * Toshima Civic Centre * Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre * Ikebukuro Library * Ikebukuro Fire Station
Other stations
Higashi-Ikebukuro Station, on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Akabane Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Stations of Seibu Railway
Stations of Tobu Railway
Stations of Tokyo Metro
Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903
Buildings and structures in Toshima
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