Chitose Line

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The rapid train "Airport" at Minami-Chitose Station

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.

Basic Data

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  • Operators, distances
    • Hokkaidō Railway Company (Services and tracks)
      • From Numanohata to Shiroishi: 56.6 km / Approx. 35.2  mi.
      • From Minami-Chitose to Shin-Chitose-Kūkō: 2.6 km / Approx. 1.6  mi.
    • Japan Freight Railway Company (Services)
      • From Numanohata to Shiroishi: 56.6 km / Approx. 35.2  mi.
  • Stations: 15
  • Gauge: 1067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
  • Double-track line: All of the main line. The branch line is a single-track line.
  • Electric supply: All of the line. (20,000 V AC)
  • Block system: Automatic

Services

The line is a part of the trunk route between Sapporo and southern Hokkaidō. As such, the limited express trains Super Hokuto and Hokuto run between Sapporo and Hakodate once every 1 to 2 hours, as well as the Suzuran between Sapporo and Muroran.

There also are sleeper trains between Honshū and Hokkaidō, such as Hokutosei, Cassiopeia, Twilight Express, and Hamanasu.

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, Super Tokachi, and Marimo run through.

The rapid train Airport runs once every 15 minutes, functioning as the airport rail link between New Chitose Airport Station and Sapporo, Otaru, or Asahikawa. Since the Chitose Line goes through the most urbanized area in Hokkaidō, there are roughly 3 to 4 local train services per an hour.

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 + +

Signal Box

Nishinosato Signal Box

Nishinosato Signal Box

Nishinosato Signal Box (西の里信号場 Nishinosato Shingöjö) is a 4 track siding pass located in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō.(Coor : 42°59′54″N 141°31′50″E / 42.998252°N 141.530583°E / 42.998252; 141.530583 )

See also

External links

Transportation in Hokkaido
JR Hokkaido lines
JR trains
Other railways
Airports
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