Kita-Ikebukuro Station

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Kita-Ikebukuro Station
北池袋駅
File:Kita-Ikebukuro Station entrance 20120204.JPG
The station entrance in February 2012
Location 1-36-6 Ikebukuro-honchō, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0011
Japan
Operated by Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg Tobu Tojo Line
Distance 1.2 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code TJ-02     
Website www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7201.html
History
Opened 1 May 1934 (1934-05-01)
Previous names Tōbu Horinouchi (until 1947)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 8,507 daily

Kita-Ikebukuro Station (北池袋駅 Kita-Ikebukuro-eki?, lit. "North Ikebukuro Station") is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Kita-Ikebukuro Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Ikebukuro and Shimo-Itabashi, it is 1.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.[2] Only "Local" (all-stations) trains stop at this station, with eight services per hour in each direction during the daytime.[3]

Station layout

File:Kita-Ikebukuro Station platform north end 20120204.JPG
View from the north end of the platforms, with the JR Saikyo Line tracks on the left, February 2012
File:Kita-Ikebukuro Station platform south end 20120204.JPG
View from the south end of the platforms, with the JR Saikyo Line tracks on the right, February 2012

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. The platforms are connected to the station entrance located on the west side of the tracks by an underground passage.

Platforms

1 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Kami-Itabashi, Narimasu, and Shiki
2 ■ Tobu Tojo Line for Ikebukuro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Tojo Line
TJ Liner: no stop
Rapid express: no stop
Rapid: no stop
Express: no stop
Commuter express: no stop
Semi express: no stop
Ikebukuro   Local   Shimo-Itabashi

History

The station first opened on 1 May 1934 as Tōbu Horinouchi Station (東武堀之内駅?). This station was destroyed by fire on 14 April 1945 during Bombing of Tokyo in World War II, forcing its use to be suspended from 20 May, and then formally closed on 19 August 1947.[4] The station reopened as Kita-Ikebukuro Station on 1 September 1951.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kita-Ikebukuro Station becoming "TJ-02".[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 8,507 passengers daily.[6]

Accidents

On 22 July 2003 at 00:01, an unidentified passenger sitting between the rails was killed by a passing train.[7]

On 21 July 2006 at around 09:30, a woman in her forties was hit and killed by a down train after attempting to cross the Tojo Line No. 2 level crossing immediately to the south of the station after the barriers had closed. Her 9-year-old daughter survived with serious injuries.[8]

Surrounding area

File:Kita-Ikebukuro Station JR East stabling depot 20120204.JPG
JR East Ikebukuro stabling depot viewed from the south end of the station platforms, February 2012
File:Kitaikebukuro eki P.jpg
Panoramic view of the station entrance and adjacent level crossing

See also

References

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External links

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