is a railway station on the
Keio Inokashira Line in
Setagaya, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...
, Japan, operated by the private railway operator
Keio Corporation
() is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries.
The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...
.
Lines
Ikenoue Station is served by the 12.7 km
Keio Inokashira Line from in Tokyo to . Located between and , it is 2.4 km from the Shibuya terminus.
Service pattern
Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
serving two tracks.
It is an above-ground station, with the station building built above the tracks. In March 2006, the station underwent construction to improve accessibility. The station has two exits, so this construction installed three elevators, between the platform and
concourse
A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, a convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.
The term is not limited to places where there are literally pathways or roadways or t ...
, 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 were previously located on the platform, but during the overall renovations of the station they were moved to the upper level, inside the ticket gates. At the same time, a multi-purpose toilet was added.
Platforms
History
The station opened on August 1, 1933.
From 22 February 2013, station numbering was introduced on Keio lines, with Ikenoue Station becoming "IN04".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 9,334 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*
Shoin Junior and Senior High School
is a type of audience hall in Japanese architecture that was developed during the Muromachi period. The term originally meant a study and a place for lectures on the sūtra within a temple, but later it came to mean just a drawing room or stu ...
*
Komaba Gakuen High School official website
Retrieved 23 February 2013.
References
External links
(Keio)
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933
Stations of Keio Corporation
Keio Inokashira Line
Railway stations in Tokyo