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Midorino Station 
Summary
Midorino Station (みどりの駅, Midorino-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. Its station number is TX17.
Midorino Station みどりの駅 | |||||||||||
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 Midorino Station, August 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Shimokayamaru 382, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-0872 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°01′48″N 140°03′22″E / 36.029921°N 140.056236°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tsukuba Express | ||||||||||
| Distance | 48.6 km from Akihabara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | TX17 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 2005 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 4846 daily | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Midorino Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Midorino Station Midorino Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Line edit
Midorino Station is served by the Tsukuba Express and is located 48.6 km (30.2 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Akihabara Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two opposed side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms edit
| 1 |  Tsukuba Express
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for Tsukuba |
| 2 | Tsukuba Express
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for Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |
History edit
Midorino Station opened on 24 August 2005.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4846 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]
Surrounding area edit
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- National Agricultural Research Center
- National Food Research Institute
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
External links edit
Media related to Midorino Station at Wikimedia Commons
- TX Midorino Station (in English)