Ikenoue Station (池ノ上駅, Ikenoue-eki) is a railway station on the Keio Inokashira Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.
Ikenoue Station 池ノ上駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ikenoue Station entrance, April 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Setagaya, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Keio Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Keio Inokashira Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | IN04 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||
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| FY2011 | 9,334 daily | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened on August 1, 1933.[1]
From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Ikenoue Station becoming "IN04".[2]
Lines
editIkenoue Station is served by the 12.7 km Keio Inokashira Line from Shibuya in Tokyo to Kichijōji. Located between Komaba-Tōdaimae and Shimo-Kitazawa, it is 2.4 km from the Shibuya terminus.[1]
Service pattern
editOnly all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks.[3] It is an above-ground station, with the station building built above the tracks. The station has two exits, so this construction installed three elevators, between the platform and concourse, between the concourse and north exit, and between the concourse and south exit. On the north-side exit there is only an elevator, and no stairs. The toilets is at the upper level, inside the ticket gates.
Platforms
edit| 1 | IN Keio Inokashira Line | for Shimo-Kitazawa, Meidaimae, and Kichijōji |
| 2 | IN Keio Inokashira Line | for Shibuya |
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9,334 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Youth Exchange Center Ikenoue Seishonen Kaikan
- Shoei church
- Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
- Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Higashikitazawa station
- Holy Trinity Church, Tokyo
- Komabano park
- Higashi-Kitazawa station
- Komaba park
- Kitazawa town hall
- Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School
- Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
- Shoin Junior and Senior High School
- Komaba Gakuen High School[5]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 1999 | 10,451[1] |
| 2010 | 9,396[4] |
| 2011 | 9,334[4] |
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ikenoue → Komaba-tōdaimae was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 京王線・井の頭線全駅で「駅ナンバリング」を導入します。 [Station numbering to be introduced on Keio Line and Inokashira Line] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Keio Corporation. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryozo (April 2010). 日本の鉄道 中部ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第１巻 東京駅―三鷹エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 1 Tokyo Station - Mitaka Area]. Japan: Kodansha. pp. 10, 53. ISBN 978-4-06-270061-0.
- ^ a b c 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Komaba Gakuen High School official website Retrieved 23 February 2013. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
External links
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- Ikenoue Station information (Keio) (in Japanese)