is a railway station on the
Hakodate Main Line
The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Ōnuma to Mo ...
in
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo
is one of the ten wards in Sapporo city, Japan. The ward was split from Shiroishi-ku on November 6, 1989.
History
*1871: Shiroishi village was founded.
*1873: Kamishiroishi village split off from Shiroishi village.
*1902: Shiroishi village and ...
,
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
, Japan, operated by
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a sm ...
(JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered "A05".
The station takes its name from the
Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1968, the park spans the municipalities of Ebetsu, Kitahiroshima, and Sapporo.
The park is home of a number of attractions such as, the Hokkaido Centennial Memorial Towe ...
, located 20 minutes' walking distance from the station.
Lines
Shinrin-Kōen Station is served by the
Hakodate Main Line
The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Ōnuma to Mo ...
.
Station layout
The station consists of two
side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept
Kitaca
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport in Sapporo, Japan. Hokkaidō Railway Company (JR Hokkaidō) introduced the system from October 25 2008. Its name means "the card of ", while 北 is also the first ch ...
, and a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
History
Shinrin-Kōen Station opened on 20 September 1984.
Surrounding area
*
Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park
is a Prefectural Natural Park in western Hokkaidō, Japan. Established in 1968, the park spans the municipalities of Ebetsu, Kitahiroshima, and Sapporo.
The park is home of a number of attractions such as, the Hokkaido Centennial Memorial Towe ...
** Centennial Memorial Tower
**
Historical Village of Hokkaido
is an open-air museum in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It opened in the Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park in 1983. It includes fifty-two historical structures from the "frontier days" of the Meiji period to the Shōwa period that have ...
**
Hokkaido Museum
opened in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan in 2015. Located within Nopporo Shinrin Kōen Prefectural Natural Park, the permanent exhibition is dedicated to the nature, history, and culture of Hokkaido. Also known as , the museum integrates and replaces ...
* (to
Asahikawa
is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiy ...
)
* Atsubetsu Shinrin-Kōen Police Station
* Shinrin-Kōen Station Post Office
* Shilla Shinrin-Kōen onsen
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
*
Shinrinkōen Station (Saitama)
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Namegawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
Lines
Shinrin-kōen Station is served by the Tōbu Tōjō Line from in Tokyo. Located between and , it is ...
, a similarly named station on the
Tobu Tojo Line
is a Japanese commuter railway and ''keiretsu'' holding company in the Greater Tokyo Area as well as an intercity and regional operator in the Kantō region. Excluding the Japan Railways Group companies, Tobu's rail system is the second longes ...
in Saitama Prefecture
References
External links
JR Hokkaido Shinrin-Kōen Station map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shinrin-Koen Station (Hokkaido)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1894
Railway stations in Sapporo