Ikenoue Station

Ikenoue Station (池ノ上駅) is a railway station on the Keio Inokashira Line in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keio Corporation.

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Surroundings
Ikenoue station is sandwiched between Kitazawa 1 chome and Daizawa 2 chome. This area is constituted in two kinds of area which is sloping and flat. Sloping area isn't good for ground isn't suitable to construction. But flat area on the other hand is good for stable construction, far from big road and has comparably few air pollution. For this reason, this area is suitable for residence. Around station, there are shopping streets. But these shops are now tend to decrease and turn into residences due to the development of internet shopping. Now by the development of supercomputational calculation, to optimize the traffic, new road is under construction on east side of area. As a result, the road now running in the center of town will be shrink and livable area wil increase for the problem of air pollution and noise. And by the electrification of vehicles, these area will become more suitable for residence in the same reason. And for the development of autonomous vehicles, the cost of running community bus will decline and more area in this town get accessibility. And the technology which makes railway undergrounded create more residential suitable area. These development resolve inequality of dwelling environment. Setagaya city is most great area from the view of life expectany in the world. And in Setagaya city, most station without Ikenoue station and Higashikitazawa station is surrounded by crowded commercial building or close to big road. Inconvenience decrease the life expectancy of citizens or short life people can't enjoy convenience. For this reason, Ikenoue station has potential to be a world's most healthiest town.

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

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.

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. 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.

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.