Memambetsu Station

Memambetsu Station 女満別駅
Station building, June 2009
Location
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (See other stations in Hokkaidō)
Town	Ōzora
Neighborhood etc.	1 Hon-dōri
Postal Code	099-2310
(in Japanese)	北海道網走郡大空町女満別本通1丁目
History
Year opened	1912
Rail services
Station number(s)	A67
Operator(s)	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line

Memambetsu Station (女満別駅, Memanbetsu-eki^?) is a railway station in Ōzora, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).^[1] It is located at the southern end of Lake Abashiri.

Lines

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

Station layout

View of the platforms and tracks, October 2009

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unstaffed, but has toilet facilities.

Platforms

1	■Sekihoku Main Line	for Kitami and Sapporo
2	■Sekihoku Main Line	for Abashiri

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekihoku Main Line
Bihoro		Limited Express Okhotsk		Abashiri
Nishi-Memambetsu		Local		Yobito

History

The station opened on October 5, 1912.

A footbridge across the tracks was constructed in 1974.

Freight handling finished in 1982.

A new station building was completed in 1990. The station became unstaffed from June 1, 1993.

Surrounding area

• Ōzora Town Hall
• Lake Abashiri (a three-minute walk)
• Memanbetsu Onsen
• National Route 39

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Memambetsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa Branch. 2007. http://www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a67_memambetsu.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

External links

Media related to Memambetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Hokkaido station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 43°54′58.70″N 144°10′15.31″E / 43.916306°N 144.1709194°E / 43.916306; 144.1709194