IF you’re sick of waiting on busy railway station platforms, then you might want to head to one of the world’s quietest.
Seiryu Miharashi Station in Japan is often called the world’s loneliest train stations, being completely secluded from nearby towns and villages.
Built in 2019, it cost around 112 million yen (£533,000) at the time.
The station has no entrances or exits, so the only way to get to the station is by train.
But don’t expect any scheduled services, or even any commuter trains.
Trains only stop there on request, as there is nothing else nearby such as houses or roads.
In fact, the station was only built to be a viewing platform stop, as it overlooks the Nishiki River.
Despite predictions of up nearly 5,000 passengers a year, as few as 1,000 make the visit there – work out to fewer than three a day.
If you want to see it for yourself, there is a special sightseeing train that runs once a month.
This has to be reserved in advance, with a minimum of 15 passengers for the service to run.
Tickets cost 5,000 yen (£24) for adults and 4,000 yen (£20) for kids, and includes round trip train tickets and a bento lunch box.
Pay an extra 1,000 yen (£4.80) for an upgraded snack box which includes sake or specially made sweets.
Otherwise other regular trains on the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line run through the station, but do not stop.
When it comes to lonely stations in the UK, there is one that has jut 68 passengers a day.
Elton and Orston station, Lincolnshire, on the East Midlands Railway, network was named one of the least used stations in the UK in 2024.
Otherwise there is also Denton in Greater Manchester, which has just one train service a week on Saturday morning called the Denton Flyer.
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