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Midori Station (Hokkaido)

Coordinates: 43°43′06″N 144°30′20″E / 43.718283°N 144.5055°E / 43.718283; 144.5055
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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)

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.

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