Nishi-Memambetsu Station

Nishi-Memambetsu Station 西女満別駅
View of the platform and track, May 2009
Location
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (See other stations in Hokkaidō)
Town	Ōzora
Neighborhood etc.	Hongō
Postal Code	099-2301
(in Japanese)	北海道網走郡大空町女満別本郷
History
Year opened	1947
Present name since	1950
Rail services
Station number(s)	A66
Operator(s)	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line

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]

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  Overview of the station, May 2009

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  Station structure, May 2009

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekihoku Main Line
Limited Express Okhotsk: no stop
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. ^ ^{a b c d} "Nishi-Memambetsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa Branch. 2007. http://www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a66_nishi-memambetsu.html. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 

External links

Media related to Nishi-Memambetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Hokkaido station information (Japanese)

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