Chitose Line

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

• Airport rail link
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) JR Hokkaidō official website
• (English) JR Hokkaidō official website