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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]

Nishi-Memambetsu Station 西女満別駅
View of the platform and track, May 2009
General information
Location	Hongō, Ōzora, Hokkaido （北海道網走郡大空町女満別本郷） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station code	A66
History
Opened	1947
Previous names	(until 1950)

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: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station
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

External links

Media related to Nishi-Memambetsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Hokkaido station information (in Japanese)

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