Midorino Station
# Midorino Station

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.

## Line

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

The station consists of two opposed side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.

### Platforms

| 1 | Tsukuba Express | for Tsukuba |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | Tsukuba Express | for Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |

## History

Midorino Station opened on 24 August 2005.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4846 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* 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
