Chitose Line
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Chitose Line (千歳線 Chitose-sen?) is a railway line in Hokkaidō operated by JR Hokkaidō, between Numanohata, Tomakomai and Shiroishi Station, Shiroishi Ward, Sapporo, linking Muroran Main Line and Hakodate Main Line. There also is a branch line to New Chitose Airport.
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[edit] Basic Data
- Operators, distances
- Hokkaidō Railway Company (Services and tracks)
- Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
- Stations: 15
- Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Double-track line: Whole the main line. The branch line is a single-track line.
- Electric supply: Whole the line. (20,000 V AC)
- Block system: Automatic
[edit] Services
The line is a part of the trunk route between Sapporo and southern Hokkaidō. As such, the limited express trains Super Hokuto (スーパー北斗 Sūpā Hokuto?) and Hokuto (北斗?) run between Sapporo and Hakodate once per 1 to 2 hours, as well as Suzuran (すずらん?) between Sapporo and Muroran.
There also are sleeper trains between Honshū and Hokkaidō, such as Hokutosei (北斗星?), Cassiopeia (カシオペア Kashiopea?), Twilight Express (トワイライトエクスプレス Towairaito Ekusupuresu?), or Hamanasu (はまなす?).
The segment between Sapporo and Minami-Chitose is also a part of the trunk route between Sapporo and eastern Hokkaidō. The limited express trains Super Ōzora (スーパーおおぞら Sūpā Ōzora?), Super Tokachi (スーパーとかち Sūpā Tokachi?), Tokachi (とかち?), and Marimo (まりも?) run through.
The rapid train Airport (エアポート Eapōto?) runs once per 15 minutes, functioning as the airport rail link between New Chitose Airport (Shin-Chitose-Kūkō) and Sapporo, Otaru, or Asahikawa. Since Chitose Line goes through the most urbanized area in Hokkaidō, there are roughly 3 to 4 local train services per an hour.
[edit] Stations
- L: Local
- R: Rapid
- All the trains stop at stations signed "+". Some trains stop at "*". No trains (other than local) stop at "-".
| No. | Station name | Japanese | Total dist. | L | R | Transfers | Location (all in Hokkaidō) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muroran Main Line | |||||||
| H18 | Tomakomai | 苫小牧 | -8.8 km | + | JR: Hidaka Main Line | Tomakomai | |
| H17 | Numanohata | 沼ノ端 | 0.0 km | + | JR: ■ Chitose Line | ||
| Chitose Line (Main Line) | |||||||
| H17 | Numanohata | 沼ノ端 | 0.0 km | + | JR: ■ Muroran Main Line | Tomakomai | |
| H16 | Uenae | 植苗 | 6.4 km | * | |||
| H15 | Bibi | 美々 | 13.9 km | * | Chitose | ||
| H14 | Minami-Chitose | 南千歳 | 18.4 km | + | + | JR: ■ Chitose Line (Shin-Chitose-Kūkō Branch Line), ■ Sekishō Line | |
| H13 | Chitose | 千歳 | 21.4 km | + | + | ||
| H12 | Osatsu | 長都 | 24.9 km | + | - | ||
| H11 | Sapporo Beer Teien | サッポロビール庭園 | 27.1 km | * | - | Eniwa | |
| H10 | Eniwa | 恵庭 | 29.4 km | + | + | ||
| H09 | Megumino | 恵み野 | 31.9 km | + | - | ||
| H08 | Shimamatsu | 島松 | 34.1 km | + | - | ||
| H07 | Kitahiroshima | 北広島 | 40.6 km | + | + | Kitahiroshima | |
| Nishinosato S.B. | 西の里(信) | 42.1 km | - | - | |||
| H06 | Kami-Nopporo | 上野幌 | 48.6 km | + | - | Atsubetsu, Sapporo | |
| H05 | Shin-Sapporo | 新札幌 | 51.5 km | + | + | Sapporo Subway: ■ Tōzai Line (T19) | |
| Sapporo Freight Terminal | 札幌貨物ターミナル | 53.6 km | - | - | Shiroishi, Sapporo | ||
| H04 | Heiwa | 平和 | 54.4 km | + | - | ||
| H03 | Shiroishi | 白石 | 56.6 km | + | * | JR: ■ Hakodate Main Line | |
| Hakodate Main Line | |||||||
| H03 | Shiroishi | 白石 | 56.6 km | + | * | JR: ■ Chitose Line | Shiroishi, Sapporo |
| H02 | Naebo | 苗穂 | 60.2 km | + | - | Chūō, Sapporo | |
| 01 | Sapporo | 札幌 | 62.4 km | + | + | JR: Hokkaidō Shinkansen (planned), ■ Sasshō Line (Gakuentoshi Line) Sapporo Subway: ■ Namboku Line (N06), ■ Tōhō Line (H07) |
Kita, Sapporo |
| Chitose Line (Shin-Chitose-Kūkō Branch Line) | |||||||
| H14 | Minami-Chitose | 南千歳 | 0.0 km | + | + | JR: ■ Chitose Line (Main Line), ■ Sekishō Line | Chitose |
| AP15 | Shin-Chitose-Kūkō (New Chitose Airport) | 新千歳空港 | 2.6 km | + | + | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) JR Hokkaidō official website
- (English) JR Hokkaidō official website
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