Shinrin-kōen Station (Saitama)
TJ30 Shinrin-kōen Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 3977-1 Haneo, Namegawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0811 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°02′43″N 139°22′30″E / 36.0452344°N 139.3749565°E | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Tōbu Tōjō Line | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 52.6 km from Ikebukuro | |||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | TJ-30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 March 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 14,284 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Shinrin-kōen Station (
Lines[edit]
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[edit]
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.
Platforms[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,284 passengers daily.[6]
Surrounding area[edit]
- 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[edit]
Express bus services to and from Haneda Airport are operated jointly by Kokusai Juo and Airport Transport Service (Limousine Bus).[7]
See also[edit]
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido), JR Hokkaido station with similar name
References[edit]
- ^ "Shinrinkōen Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b 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. - ^ a b Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2023
- ^ 「
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. - ^ "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.
[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.]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。 - ^
駅 情報 (乗降 人員 ) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021. - ^
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[edit]
Media related to Shinrin-kōen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)