Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama)

Shinrinkōen Station
森林公園駅
North entrance, August 2011
Location
Prefecture Saitama
(See other stations in Saitama)
District Hiki
Village Namegawa
Neighborhood etc. 3977-1 Haneo
Postal Code 355-0811
(in Japanese) 比企郡滑川町羽尾3977-1
History
Year opened 1971
Rail services
Operator(s) Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tōbu Tōjō Line
Statistics 13,891 passengers/day (FY2010)
There is a bus stop near this station

Shinrinkōen Station (森林公園駅 Shinrinkōen-eki?) is a railway station in Namegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway.[1]

Contents

Lines

Shinrinkōen Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from Ikebukuro in Tokyo, and is located 52.6 km from Ikebukuro.[2] All services, (TJ Liner, Rapid Express, Express, Commuter Express, Semi Express, Local) stop at this station. During the daytime, the station is served by five Express trains per hour in each direction to and from Ikebukuro, with three trains per hour continuing to and from Ogawamachi.[3]

Station layout

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

Platforms

1 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
◌ Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba (morning peak only)
◌ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya (morning peak only)
2 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Musashi-Ranzan, Ogawamachi, and Yorii
3/4 ■Tōbu Tōjō Line for Higashi-Matsuyama, Kawagoe, and Ikebukuro
◌ Tokyo Metro Yūrakuchō Line to Shin-Kiba
◌ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line to Shibuya

Platform 1 is normally used for terminating services and up services in the morning peak. Platform 2 is used for down trains, and platforms 3 and 4 are for up trains.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōbu Tōjō Line
Higashi-Matsuyama   TJ Liner   Tsukinowa
Higashi-Matsuyama   Rapid Express   Tsukinowa
Higashi-Matsuyama   Express   Tsukinowa
Higashi-Matsuyama   Commuter Express   Tsukinowa
Higashi-Matsuyama   Semi Express   Tsukinowa
Higashi-Matsuyama   Local   Tsukinowa

History

The station opened on 1 March 1971.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 13,891 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shinrin-K%C5%8Den_Station_(Saitama) Shinrinkōen Station] at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Shinrinkōen Station information" (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7409.html. Retrieved 9 January 2011. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ Tōbu Tōjō Line Timetable, published February 2011
  4. ^ "駅情報（乗降人員） [Station information (Passenger statistics)]" (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 

External links

Stations of the Tōbu Tōjō Line