Chitose Station (Hokkaido)

H13 Chitose Station 千歳駅
The west side of Chitose Station, October 2009
General information
Location	Chitose, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Chitose Line
Distance	21.4 km from Numanohata
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	H13
History
Opened	21 August 1926; 98 years ago (1926-08-21)
Passengers
FY2015	8,623 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Minami-Chitose H14 towards Numanohata or New Chitose Airport Chitose Line Local Osatsu H12 towards Sapporo Minami-Chitose H14 towards New Chitose Airport Semi-Rapid Airport Rapid Airport Eniwa H10 towards Otaru      Special Rapid Airport does not stop here
Limited Express
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Shin-Sapporo towards Higashi-Muroran Suzuran Minami-Chitose towards Sapporo      Ōzora does not stop here      Tokachi does not stop here      Hokuto does not stop here
Location H13 Chitose Station Location within Japan

Chitose Station (千歳駅, Chitose Eki) is a railway station on the Chitose Line in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Chitose Station is served by the Chitose Line. The station is numbered "H13".^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept the Kitaca farecard,^[2] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

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  The east side of Chitose Station in July 2014

Platforms

1	■ Chitose Line	Rapid Airport for New Chitose Airport Limited express for Tomakomai and Higashi-Muroran
2, 3	■ Chitose Line	Local train for New Chitose Airport and Tomakomai Local train for Sapporo and Otaru
	■ Sekishō Line	Local train for Oiwake and Yūbari
4	■ Chitose Line	Rapid Airport/Limited express for Sapporo and Otaru

Surrounding area

The street in front of Chitose Station in July 2007

• Chitose Post office
• Chitose Police station
• Chitose city office
• Chitose high school

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

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