Higashi-Ikebukuro Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line and is 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Wakoshi Station.

[1] The station has one island platform on the second basement ("B2F") level serving two tracks.

The station opened on 30 October 1974 with the opening of the initial section of the Yūrakuchō Line between Ikebukuro and Ginza-itchome stations.

[1] In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Higashi-Ikebukuro → Gokoku-ji was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.

[2] In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 38,132 passengers daily.