title: Midorino Station
text: # 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
  