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{{short description|Railway station in Namegawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox station
| name        = {{TBSN|TJ|30|size=50}}<br />Shinrin-kōen Station
| native_name         = 森林公園駅
| native_name_lang    = ja
| symbol_location     =
| symbol              =
| type                =
| image               = Tobu-railway-TJ30-Shinrin-koen-station-building-south-20201114-074657.jpg
| alt                 =
| caption             = The south entrance in November 2020
| address             = 3977-1 Haneo, Namegawa-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama-ken 355-0811
| country             = Japan
| coordinates         = {{coord|36.0452344|139.3749565|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| status              = <!--Unstaffed-->
| owned               =
| operator            = [[File:Tōbu Tetsudō Logo.svg|36px]] [[Tōbu Railway]]
| line                = [[File:Tobu Tojo Line (TJ) symbol.svg|18px]] [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]]
| elevation           =
| distance            = 52.6&nbsp;km from {{STN|Ikebukuro}}
| platforms           = 2 island platforms
| tracks              = 4
| bus_operators       =
| connections         =
| structure           =
| parking             =
| bicycle             =
| accessible       = Yes
| code                = TJ-30
| website             = {{Official website|1=https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7409/}}
| opened              = {{Start date|1971|03|01|df=y}}
| rebuilt             =
| former              =
| closed              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers  = 14,284 daily
| pass_year   = FY2019
| map_type    = Japan Saitama Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Shinrin-kōen Station
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system= Tobu
|line2=TJ Liner|left2=Tsukinowa|note-left2={{TBSN|TJ|31|size=30}}|right2=Higashi-Matsuyama|note-right2={{TBSN|TJ|29|size=25}}
|line3=Kawagoe|left3=Tsukinowa|note-left3={{TBSN|TJ|31|size=30}}|right3=Higashi-Matsuyama|note-right3={{TBSN|TJ|29|size=25}}
|line5=F Liner|left5=Tsukinowa|note-left5={{TBSN|TJ|31|size=30}}|right5=Higashi-Matsuyama|note-right5={{TBSN|TJ|29|size=25}}
|line6=Tojo|left6=Tsukinowa|note-left6={{TBSN|TJ|31|size=30}}|right6=Higashi-Matsuyama|note-mid6={{SLL|Rapid Express|c=#0162A9|t=#FFF}}{{SLL|Express|c=#EE1C28|t=#FFF}}{{SLL|Semi Express|c=#00A76D|t=#FFF}}{{SLL|Local|c=#231F20|t=#FFF}}|note-right6={{TBSN|TJ|29|size=30}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''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]].<ref name="tobu">{{cite web|url=http://www.tobu.co.jp/station/info/7409.html|title=Shinrinkōen Station information|language=Japanese|location=Japan|publisher=Tobu Railway|accessdate=9 January 2011}}</ref>
==Lines==
Shinrin-kōen Station is served by the [[Tōbu Tōjō Line]] from {{STN|Ikebukuro}} in Tokyo. Located between {{STN|Higashi-Matsuyama}} and {{STN|Tsukinowa}}, it is 52.6&nbsp;km from the Ikebukuro terminus.<ref name="terada2002">{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 200 | isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}</ref>
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.<ref name="timetable2023">''Tobu Tojo Line Timetable'', published March 2023</ref>
==Station layout==
The station consists of two [[island platform]]s serving four tracks, with the station building located above the platforms.
===Platforms===
{{jpf|pfn=1/2|first=2|name=Tobu Tojo Line|symbol={{TBLS|TJ}}|dir=for {{STN|Musashi-Ranzan}}, {{STN|Ogawamachi|Saitama}}, and {{STN|Yorii}}}}
{{jpf|pfn=3/4|first=3|name=Tobu Tojo Line|symbol={{TBLS|TJ}}|dir=for {{STN|Higashi-Matsuyama}}, {{STN|Kawagoe}}, and {{STN|Ikebukuro}}<br />{{TSLS|Y|size=18}} [[Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line]] for {{STN|Shin-Kiba}}<br />{{TSLS|F|size=18}} [[Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line]] for {{STN|Shibuya}}<br />{{pad|1em}}{{TQLS|TY|size=18}} [[Tōkyū Tōyoko Line]] for {{STN|Hiyoshi|Kanagawa}} and {{STN|Yokohama}}<br />{{pad|2em}}{{TQLS|SH|size=18}} [[Tōkyū Shin-Yokohama Line]] for {{STN|Shin-Yokohama}}<br />{{pad|3em}}[[File:Sotetsu_line_symbol.svg|18px|link=]] via [[Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line]] for {{STN|Shōnandai}}<br />{{pad|2em}}[[File:Yokohama Minatomirai Railway logomark.svg|18px]] [[Minatomirai Line]] for {{STN|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.
<gallery>
File:Tobu-railway-TJ30-Shinrin-koen-station-building-north-20201114-074431.jpg|The north entrance in November 2020
File:Shinrinkoen Station ticket barriers 20151118.JPG|The ticket barriers, November 2015
File:Shinrinkoen Station platforms up 20151118.JPG|The view from the up end of platform 1/2 in November 2015
File:Shinrinkoen Station platforms down 20151118.JPG|The view from the down end of platform 1/2 in November 2015
File:Shinrinkoen Station waiting room 20151118.JPG|The passenger waiting room on platform 1/2 in November 2015
</gallery>
==History==
[[File:Shinrin-koen sta south.jpg|thumb|The south entrance in November 2004]]
The station opened on 1 March 1971.<ref name="terada2002"/>
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tōbu Tōjō Line, with Shinrin-kōen Station becoming "TJ-30".<ref name="tobu20120209">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|script-title=ja:「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|trans-title=Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time |date= 9 February 2012|work= Tobu News|publisher= Tobu Railway |language= Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806220158/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459|archivedate=6 August 2012|url-status= dead|accessdate= 21 March 2012}}</ref>
Through running to and from {{STN|Shin-Yokohama}} and {{STN|Shōnandai}} via the [[Tōkyū Shin-yokohama Line]], [[Sōtetsu Shin-yokohama Line]], [[Sōtetsu Main Line]], and [[Sōtetsu Izumino Line]] commenced on 18 March 2023.<ref name="timetable2023"></ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tobu.co.jp/news/3163/|website=Tobu Railway|title=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|trans-title=March 18, 2023 (Saturday) Timetable change for each train due to timetable revision|access-date=2023-05-28|quote=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。|trans-quote=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.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175653/https://www.tobu.co.jp/news/3163/|archive-date=2023-03-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,284 passengers daily.<ref name="tobustats">{{cite web |url= http://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/|script-title=ja: 駅情報（乗降人員）|trans-title=Station information: Passenger figures|year= 2021|publisher= Tobu Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 January 2021}}</ref>
==Surrounding area==
* [[Musashi Kyūryō National Government Park]]
* Tobu Shinrin-koen Depot
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|254}}
<gallery>
File:Shinrinkoen Station south 20151118.JPG|The main road on the south side of the station, November 2015
File:Shinrinkoen Depot 20151118.JPG|Shinrin-koen Depot, November 2015
</gallery>
==Bus services==
Express bus services to and from [[Haneda Airport]] are operated jointly by Kokusai Juo and [[Airport Transport Service]] (''Limousine Bus'').<ref name="haneda_bus">{{cite web |url= http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/area/haneda/kagohara_kumagaya.html|script-title=ja:籠原駅・熊谷・森林公園駅・坂戸駅⇔羽田空港|trans-title=Kagohara/Kumagaya/Shinrinkoen/Sakado - Haneda Airport|work= Airport Limousine|publisher= Airport Transport Service Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116032049/http://www.limousinebus.co.jp/area/haneda/kagohara_kumagaya.html|archivedate=16 January 2010|url-status= dead|accessdate= 18 May 2012}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
* [[Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido)]], JR Hokkaido station with similar name
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Shinrin-Kōen Station (Saitama)|Shinrin-kōen Station}}
* {{Official website|1=https://www.tobu.co.jp/railway/guide/station/info/7409/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tōbu Tōjō Line}}
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[[Category:Tobu Tojo Main Line]]
[[Category:Stations of Tobu Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1971]]
[[Category:Namegawa, Saitama]]