Ikebukuro Station

Ikebukuro Station 池袋駅
The east side of Ikebukuro Station and the Seibu Department Store building in April 2023
General information
Location	Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°43′49″N 139°42′41″E / 35.73028°N 139.71139°E / 35.73028; 139.71139
Operated by	JR East Seibu Railway Tobu Railway Tokyo Metro
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1 April 1903; 121 years ago (1903-04-01)
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Ikebukuro Station (Japanese: 池袋駅, romanized: Ikebukuro-eki) is a major railway station located in the Ikebukuro district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, shared by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro, and the two private railway operators Seibu Railway and Tobu Railway. With 2.71 million daily passengers on average in 2007, it is the second-busiest railway station in the world (after Shinjuku Station), and the busiest station in the Tobu, Seibu, and Tokyo Metro networks. It primarily serves commuters from Saitama Prefecture and other residential areas northwest of the city center. It is the Tokyo terminal of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line and the Tobu Tojo Line.