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Nishi Memambetsu Station

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Operated by
  
JR Hokkaido

Station code
  
A66

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Sekihoku Main Line

Previous names
  
(until 1950)

Opened
  
1947

Nishi-Memambetsu Station

Location
  
Hongō, Ōzora, Hokkaido (北海道網走郡大空町女満別本郷) Japan

Similar
  
Hiushinai Station, Memambetsu Station, Shōgunzan Station, Tōun Station, Yobito Station

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). It is the closest station to Memanbetsu Airport.

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Lines

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

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.

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

Nishi-Memambetsu Station Wikipedia