Chitose Station (Aomori)

Chitose Station (Aomori)
Chitose Station
千年駅
Chitose station01.JPG
Location
Prefecture Aomori
(See other stations in Aomori)
City Hirosaki
Neighborhood etc. Matsubara-nishi 3-3-8
Postal Code 036 - 8142
(in Japanese) 青森県 弘前市大字松原西3-3-8
History
Year opened 1952
Former name Tsugaru-Chitose Station
Present name since 2008
Rail services
Operator(s) Kōnan Railway
Line(s) Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line

Chitose Station (千年駅 Chitose-eki?) is a railway station on the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line located in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 10.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station,

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History

Chitose Station was opened as Tsugaru-Chitose Station 津軽千年駅 ( Tsugaru-Chitose-eki?) on January 26, 1952, with the opening of the Ōwani Line. The station name was changed to its present name on April 1, 2008.

Lines

Station layout

Chitose Station has a single island platforms with two tracks. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room on the platform. The station is attended only during morning and evening commuting hours

Platforms

1 Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line for Ōwani, 2 Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line for Chūō-Hirosaki

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Koguriyama   Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line   Seiaichūkō-mae

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

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Coordinates: 40°34′01.71″N 140°28′50.70″E / 40.5671417°N 140.48075°E / 40.5671417; 140.48075