Ikebukuro Station
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Ikebukuro Station 池袋駅
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| Ikebukuro Station building (east side) at night, looking South on Meiji-Dori. | |
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| Prefecture | Tokyo (See other stations in Tokyo) |
| Ward | Toshima |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1-28-1,2 Minami-Ikebukuro |
| (in Japanese) | 東京都豊島区南池袋一丁目28-1～2 |
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| Opened | 1903 |
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| Operator(s) | East Japan Railway Company, Seibu Railway, Tōbu Railway, Tokyo Metro |
| Line(s) | Yamanote Line Saikyō Line Shōnan-Shinjuku Line Seibu Ikebukuro Line Tōbu Tōjō Line Marunouchi Line Yūrakuchō Line Fukutoshin Line |
 Major bus terminal(s) attached to station
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Ikebukuro Station (池袋駅 Ikebukuro-eki) is a train station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. With 2.71 million passengers on an average daily in 2007, it is the second-busiest train station in the world (after Shinjuku Station),
- REDIRECT Template:Citation needed and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from Saitama and other residential areas northwest of the city center. It is the Tokyo terminal of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tōbu Tōjō Line.
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Lines
- JR East
- Saikyō Line
- Shōnan-Shinjuku Line - through service to Takasaki Line and Utsunomiya Line; also used by Narita Express trains
- Yamanote Line - along with Ōsaki, one of two stations where Yamanote loop trains are taken in and out of service
- Seibu Railway
- Tōbu Railway
- Tokyo Metro subways
Layout
Ikebukuro Station has 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 Tōbu platforms are to the northwest and the Seibu platforms are to the southeast. Both Tōbu and Seibu operate department stores adjacent to their terminal stations. (Ironically, "Seibu" (西武) starts with the kanji for "west" (西), but its platforms are in the eastern part of the station, while "Tōbu" (東武) starts with the character for "east" (東), but its platforms are in the western part of the station.)
The Marunouchi Line and Yūrakuchō 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 currently runs south toward Shinjuku and Shibuya along Meiji-dori, and by 2012 will offer through service to Motomachi-Chūkagai Station in Yokohama via the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Minatomirai Line.
Tokyo Metro's Echika underground mall is also inside the station.
The surrounding Ikebukuro district is a major commercial center. Sunshine City, Parco, Mitsukoshi, and Bic Camera are located to the east of the station, while the Metropolitan Plaza is located to the west.
Even for those familiar with Tokyo area train stations, Ikebukuro station can be difficult to navigate. Anyone attempting to meet someone at Ikebukuro station would be advised to designate a very clear meeting point.
History
The station was opened on April 1, 1903 by the national railway. This is relatively late opening among major stations on the Yamanote Line. The station and the surrounding area saw rapid development after the opening of the Tōjō Railway Line (present-day Tobu Tōjō Line) in 1914 and the Musashino Railway Line (present-day Seibu Ikebukuro LIne) in 1915.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Yamanote Line | ||||
| Mejiro | - | Ōtsuka | ||
| Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | ||||
| Akabane | Local | Shinjuku | ||
| Akabane | Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Akabane | Special Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Saikyō Line | ||||
| Itabashi | Local | Shinjuku | ||
| Itabashi | Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Itabashi | Commuter Rapid | Shinjuku | ||
| Ikebukuro Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Shiinamachi | ||
| Terminus | Semi Express | Nerima | ||
| Terminus | Rapid | Nerima | ||
| Terminus | Commuter Semi Express | Nerima | ||
| Terminus | Rapid Express | Shakujii-kōen | ||
| Terminus | Express | Shakujii-Kōen | ||
| Terminus | Commuter Express | Shakujii-kōen | ||
| Terminus | Limited Express | Tokorozawa | ||
| Tōjō Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Kita-Ikebukuro | ||
| Terminus | Semi Express | Narimasu | ||
| Terminus | Commuter Express | Narimasu | ||
| Terminus | Express | Narimasu | ||
| Terminus | Rapid Express | Wakōshi | ||
| Terminus | TJ Liner | Fujimino | ||
| Marunouchi Line | ||||
| Shin-Ōtsuka | Local | Terminus | ||
| Yūrakuchō Line | ||||
| Kanamechō | Local | Higashi-Ikebukuro | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara | Semi Express | Higashi-Ikebukuro | ||
| Fukutoshin Line | ||||
| Kanamechō | Local | Zōshigaya | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara | Commuter Express | Shinjuku-sanchōme | ||
| Kotake-Mukaihara | Express | Shinjuku-sanchōme | ||
See also
References
- (in Japanese) JR全線全駅ステーション倶楽部編(上) (Complete JR Line/Station Compendium (Vol. 1)). Tokyo, Japan: 文春文庫 (Bunshun Bunko). September 1988. pp. 37–38. ISBN 4-16-748701-2.
External links
- JR Ikebukuro Station map (Template:ISO 639 name en)
- Seibu Ikebukuro Station map (Japanese)
- Tōbu Ikebukuro Station information (Japanese)
- Tokyo Metro Ikebukuro Station information (Japanese)
- Fukutoshin Line Ikebukuro Station information (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 35°43′49″N 139°42′41″E / 35.73028°N 139.71139°Ede:Bahnhof Ikebukuro ko:이케부쿠로 역 id:Stasiun Ikebukuro it:Stazione di Ikebukuro nl:Station Ikebukurozh:池袋站
