Ikenoue Station

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.

IN04 Ikenoue Station 池ノ上駅
Ikenoue Station entrance, April 2006
General information
Location	Setagaya, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Keio Corporation
Line(s)	Keio Inokashira Line
Other information
Station code	IN04
History
Opened	1933
Passengers
FY2011	9,334 daily
Services
Preceding station Following station Shimo-kitazawa IN05 towards Kichijōji Inokashira Line Local Komaba-tōdaimae IN03 towards Shibuya

History

The 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

Ikenoue 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

Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The 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

1	IN Keio Inokashira Line	for Shimo-Kitazawa, Meidaimae, and Kichijōji
2	IN Keio Inokashira Line	for Shibuya

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9,334 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

• 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 [ja]^[5]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 1日の駅別乗降人員 [Average daily station usage figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Keio Corporation. 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
5. Komaba Gakuen High School official website Retrieved 23 February 2013. (in Japanese)
6. "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2024-08-11.

External links

• Ikenoue Station information (Keio) (in Japanese)

35.6604°N 139.6733°E / 35.6604; 139.6733