Memambetsu Station

Memambetsu Station 女満別駅
Station building, June 2009
Location	1 Hon-dōri, Memanbetsu, Ōzora, Abashiri, Hokkaido （北海道網走郡大空町女満別本通1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line
Other information
Station code	A67
History
Opened	1912

Memambetsu Station (女満別駅 Memanbetsu-eki) is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Ōzora, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).^[1] It is located at the southern end of Lake Abashiri.

Lines

Memambetsu Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from Asahikawa to Abashiri.^[1] The station is numbered A67.

Station layout

View of the platforms and tracks, October 2009

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unstaffed, but has toilet facilities.

Platforms

1	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Kitami and Sapporo
2	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Abashiri

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sekihoku Main Line
Bihoro		Limited Express Okhotsk		Abashiri
Nishi-Memambetsu		Local		Yobito

History

The station opened on October 5, 1912.^[2]

A new station building was completed in 1990. The station became unstaffed from June 1, 1993.

Surrounding area

• Ōzora Town Hall
• Lake Abashiri (a three-minute walk)
• Memanbetsu Onsen
• National Route 39

References

1. "Memambetsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company Asahikawa Branch. 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 207. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

• JR Hokkaido station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 43°54′58.70″N 144°10′15.31″E / 43.9163056°N 144.1709194°E