Kita-Ikebukuro Station
is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Lines Kita-Ikebukuro Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo. Located between Ikebukuro and , it is 1.2 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only "Local" (all-stations) trains stop at this station, with eight services per hour in each direction during the daytime. Station layout 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 History The station first opened on 1 May 1934 as . 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. The station reopened as Kita-Ikebukuro Station on 1 September 1951. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Kita-Ikebukuro Station becoming "TJ-02". Passenger statistics In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 8,921 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.