Midori Station (Hokkaido)

Midori Station 緑駅
Station building, July 2009
General information
Location	34-13 Midori-machi, Kiyosato, Shari, Hokkaido （斜里郡清里町緑町３４番地の１３） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Senmō Main Line
Other information
Station code	B67
History
Opened	1931
Previous names	Kami-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

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

Adjacent stations

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

History

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

• Midori Post office

References

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.

External links

• JR Hokkaido Midori Station information (in Japanese)

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