Midori Station (Hokkaido)

Midori Station (緑駅, Midori-eki) is a railway station on the Senmō Main Line in Kiyosato, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is numbered B67.

Midori Station

緑駅
Station building, July 2009
General information
Location34-13 Midori-machi, Kiyosato, Shari, Hokkaido
(斜里郡清里町緑町34番地の13)
Japan
Operated byJR Hokkaido
Line(s)Senmō Main Line
Other information
Station codeB67
History
Opened1931
Previous namesKami-Sattsuru (until 1956)

Lines

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Midori Station is served by the Senmō Main Line from Abashiri to Higashi-Kushiro.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Senmō Main Line
Sattsuru   Rapid Shiretoko   Kawayu-Onsen
Sattsuru   Local   Kawayu-Onsen

History

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The station opened on 20 September 1931,[1] originally as Kami-Sattsuru Station (上札鶴駅). It was renamed Midori Station on 10 April 1956.[2]

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Midori Post office

References

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  1. ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 207. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ 緑駅 [Midori Station] (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Kushiro Branch. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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43°43′06″N 144°30′20″E / 43.718283°N 144.5055°E / 43.718283; 144.5055