Shinrin-kōen Station (Saitama)

Shinrin-kōen Station (森林公園駅, Shinrin-kōen-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Namegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.^[1]

TJ30 Shinrin-kōen Station 森林公園駅
The south entrance in November 2020
General information
Location	3977-1 Haneo, Namegawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0811 Japan
Coordinates	36.0452344°N 139.3749565°E / 36.0452344; 139.3749565
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Tōjō Line
Distance	52.6 km from Ikebukuro
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TJ-30
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1971 (1971-03-01)
Passengers
FY2019	14,284 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Tsukinowa TJ31 towards Ogawamachi TJ Liner Higashi-Matsuyama TJ29 towards Ikebukuro Kawagoe F Liner Higashi-Matsuyama TJ29 towards Motomachi-Chūkagai Tojo Line Rapid Express Express Semi Express Local Higashi-Matsuyama TJ29 towards Ikebukuro
Location Shinrin-kōen Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Shinrin-kōen Station Shinrin-kōen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Shinrin-kōen Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo. Located between Higashi-Matsuyama and Tsukinowa, it is 52.6 km from the Ikebukuro terminus.^[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Kawagoe Limited Express, Rapid Express, Rapid, Express, Semi-Express and Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by six trains per hour in each direction.^[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.

Platforms

1/2	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Musashi-Ranzan, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
3/4	TJ Tobu Tojo Line	for Higashi-Matsuyama, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro Y Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line for Shin-Kiba F Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line for Shibuya  TY Tōkyū Tōyoko Line for Hiyoshi and Yokohama  SH Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line for Shin-Yokohama   via Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line for Shōnandai   Minatomirai Line for Motomachi-Chukagai

Facilities and accessibility

Toilet facilities are located on both platforms. Escalator (up only) and lift access is provided to and from the platforms.

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  The north entrance in November 2020
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  The ticket barriers, November 2015
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  The view from the up end of platform 1/2 in November 2015
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  The view from the down end of platform 1/2 in November 2015
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  The passenger waiting room on platform 1/2 in November 2015

History

The south entrance in November 2004

The station opened on 1 March 1971.^[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Shinrin-kōen Station becoming "TJ-30".^[4]

Through running to and from Shin-Yokohama and Shōnandai via the Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line, Sōtetsu Main Line, and Sōtetsu Izumino Line commenced on 18 March 2023.^[3][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,284 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park
• Tobu Shinrin-koen Depot
• National Route 254

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  The main road on the south side of the station, November 2015
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  Shinrin-koen Depot, November 2015

Bus services

Express bus services to and from Haneda Airport are operated jointly by Kokusai Juo and Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus).^[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido), JR Hokkaido station with similar name

References

1. "Shinrinkōen Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
3. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
4. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
5. "2023年3月18日（土）ダイヤ改正に係る各列車の時刻変更について" [March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision]. Tobu Railway. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023. 羽沢横浜国大～新横浜～日吉駅間の開業に合わせ、東上線から日吉駅・新横浜駅を経由して海老名駅・湘南台駅までの直通運転を開始します。 [In conjunction with the opening of the Hazawa yokohama-kokudai - Shin-Yokohama - Hiyoshi line, we will start direct operation from the Tojo Line to Ebina Station and Shonandai Station via Hiyoshi Station and Shin-Yokohama Station.]
6. 駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
7. 籠原駅・熊谷・森林公園駅・坂戸駅⇔羽田空港 [Kagohara/Kumagaya/Shinrinkoen/Sakado - Haneda Airport]. Airport Limousine (in Japanese). Japan: Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

External links

Media related to Shinrin-kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)