Nishi-Memambetsu Station

Nishi-Memambetsu Station
西女満別駅

View of the platform and track, May 2009
Location Hongō, Ōzora, Hokkaido
(北海道網走郡大空町女満別本郷)
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s) Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station code A66
History
Opened 1947
Previous names (until 1950)

Nishi-Memambetsu Station (西女満別駅 Nishi-Memanbetsu-eki) is a railway station in Ōzora, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).[1] It is the closest station to Memanbetsu Airport.[1]

Lines

The Nishi-Memambetsu Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from Asahikawa to Abashiri.[1]

Station layout

The station is an above-ground station and consists of a single side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station has no toilet facilities.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Bihoro   Local   Memambetsu

History

The station opened in 1947 as a temporary arrival and departure point for Asahino. From January 15, 1950, the station becomes a permanent passenger station and was renamed Nishi-Memambetsu. A freight platform was constructed in 1951.

The station became unstaffed from January 10, 1983.

Surrounding area

The station is a twenty-minute walk from Memanbetsu Airport.

References

  • Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin, Ltd. Tokyo 1990, ISBN 4-8071-0004-1
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nishi-Memambetsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa Branch. 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2011.

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Coordinates: 43°52′47″N 144°08′56″E / 43.8797°N 144.1490°E / 43.8797; 144.1490

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