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The Train Station That Stayed Open for One Schoolgirl Now Closed

The Kyu-Shirataki Station, that stayed open so that one girl could go to school, will now close.

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10 years ago

March 25, 2016

One Japanese train station became trending on Chinese social media today. The Kyu-Shirataki Station, that stayed open so that one girl could go to school, will close for good on March 26.

A train station in a remote area of Japan grabbed the imagination of Chinese netizens today.

The JR Kyu-Shirataki station in Hokkaido, Japan, stayed open all these years so that one girl could go to school. Daily Mail wrote about the stationearlier…

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