Makubetsu Station

Makubetsu Station (幕別駅, Makubetsu-eki) is a train station in Makubetsu, Nakagawa District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

Makubetsu Station 幕別駅
Station building in September 2013
General information
Location	Makubetsu, Nakagawa, Hokkaidō Japan
Coordinates	42.9078°N 143.3592°E / 42.9078; 143.3592
Operated by	Hokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)	Nemuro Main Line
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Staffed ('Midori no Madoguchi')
Station code	K34
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 October 1905 (1905-10-21)
Previous names	Yamuwakka (until 1963)
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Satsunai towards Takikawa Nemuro Main Line Local Toshibetsu towards Nemuro
Location

Lines

• Hokkaido Railway Company
  • Nemuro Main Line Station K34

History

Makubetsu Station opened on 21 October 1905 as Yamuwakka Station (止若駅).^[1] It was renamed to its current name, Makubetsu Station, in 1963.^[2]

With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).^[1]