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Not to be confused with Memuro Station.Railway station in Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
Nemuro Station
根室駅
Nemuro Station
General information
Location2-chome Kowacho, Nemuro City, Nemuro Subprefecture
Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates43°19′37″N 145°34′58″E / 43.326926°N 145.582731°E / 43.326926; 145.582731
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)     Nemuro Main Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
History
Opened5 August 1921; 103 years ago (1921-08-05)
Passengers
2019176 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Higashi-Nemurotowards Takikawa Nemuro Main Line Terminus
Location
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Nemuro Station (根室駅, Nemuro-eki) is a railway station in Nemuro, Hokkaido. The station is the eastern terminus of the Nemuro Main Line and the easternmost staffed railway station in Japan.

Layout

Nemuro Station has a single side platform.

Platforms

1      Nemuro Main Line for Kushiro

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nemuro Main Line
Ochiishi   Rapid   Terminus

Bus service

The station serves as Nemuro's central bus terminal, with scheduled overnight service to Sapporo via Nakashibetsu, two or three daily services to Kushiro, and multiple daily services to Nakashibetsu Airport, as well as local bus routes. Sightseeing buses operate to Cape Nosappu during summer months.

History

The station opened on August 5, 1921. It was the easternmost train station in Japan from 1921 to 1929, when a new railway opened to Habomai on the Nemuro Peninsula, and again from 1959, when the Habomai railway closed, until 1961, when Higashi-Nemuro Station opened on the eastern approach to Nemuro.

See also

References

  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 884. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  1. "Hokkaido Bus Transportation_If you go to Nemuro, get on Nemuro Kotsu_UU-Hokkaido". www.uu-hokkaido.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
Stations of the Nemuro Main Line
■ Takikawa to Shintoku
■ Shintoku to Kushiro
■ Kushiro to Nemuro
(Hanasaki Line)
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