Makubetsu Station

Railway station in Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Preceding station	JR Hokkaido			Following station
Satsunai towards Takikawa		Nemuro Main Line Local		Toshibetsu towards Nemuro

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 877. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
^ 北海道駅名の起源 (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1973. p. 125.