Nishi-Memambetsu Station

Nishi-Memambetsu Station
西女満別駅
View of the platform and track, May 2009
Location
Prefecture Hokkaido
(See other stations in Hokkaido)
Town Ōzora
Neighborhood etc. Hongō
Postal code099-2301
(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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Nishi-Memambetsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa Branch. 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2011.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Memambetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

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