Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaido)
Appearance
Shinrin-Kōen Station 森林公園駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Hakodate Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 298.5 km from Hakodate | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Station code | A05 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | September 20, 1894 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2014 | 4,128 daily | ||||||||||
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Shinrin-Kōen Station (森林公園駅, Shinrin-Kōen-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered "A05".[1]
The station takes its name from the Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, located 20 minutes' walking distance from the station.
Lines
[edit]Shinrin-Kōen Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,[2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Sapporo and Otaru |
2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Ebetsu and Iwamizawa |
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Hakodate Main Line | ||||
Atsubetsu | Local | Ōasa | ||
Semi-Rapid: Does not stop at this station[3] | ||||
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station |
History
[edit]Shinrin-Kōen Station opened on 20 September 1984.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park
- Centennial Memorial Tower
- Historical Village of Hokkaido
- Hokkaido Museum
- National Route 12 (to Asahikawa)
- Atsubetsu Shinrin-Kōen Police Station
- Shinrin-Kōen Station Post Office
- Shilla Shinrin-Kōen onsen
See also
[edit]- List of railway stations in Japan
- Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama), a similarly named station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Saitama Prefecture
References
[edit]- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Railway Lines in Sapporo Area" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 184. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shinrin-Kōen Station (Hokkaidō).
- JR Hokkaido Shinrin-Kōen Station map (in Japanese)