Nishi Memanbetsu Station

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Nishi Memanbetsu Station (西女満別駅 nishi-memanbetsu-eki?) is a station of the Sekihoku Main Line operated by the Hokkaido Passenger Railway (JR Hokkaido) in Memanbetsu, Abashiri subprefecture. It is the closest station to Memanbetsu Airport.

[edit] Station structure

Nishi Memanbetsu station is an above-ground station and consists of a single side platform alongside a single railway line. Trains operate in both directions. A station attendant is not always present.

[edit] Station environs

The station is a twenty minute walk from Memanbetsu Airport.

[edit] History

  • 1947: Opened as a temporary arrival and departure point for Asahino.
  • January 15, 1950: Station becomes a permanent passenger station and is renamed Nishi Memanbetsu.
  • 1951: Freight platform was constructed.
  • January 10, 1983: Station became unmanned.
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