Chitose Station (Aomori)

Chitose Station (千年駅, Chitose-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Kōnan Railway Company. The station's name is transliterated as "Titose" on its signage.

Chitose Station 千年駅
Chitose Station, September 2019
General information
Location	Matsubara-nishi 3-3-8, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8142 Japan
Coordinates	40°34′01.71″N 140°28′50.70″E
Operated by	Kōnan Railway
Line(s)	■ Ōwani Line
Distance	10.0 km from Ōwani
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website (in Japanese)
History
Opened	January 26, 1952
Previous names	Tsugaru-Chitose (to 2008)
Passengers
FY2015	114
Location Chitose Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Chitose Station Chitose Station (Japan)

Lines

Chitose Station is served by the Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line, and lies 10.0 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Ōwani Station.

Station layout

Chitose Station has a single island platform with two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended only during morning and evening commuting hours.

Platforms

1	■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line	for Ōwani
2	■ Kōnan Railway Ōwani Line	forChūō-Hirosaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kōnan Railway Kōnan Line
Koguriyama		-	Seiaichūkō-mae

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.

Surrounding area

The station is located in a residential area of Hirosaki

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Chitose Station (Aomori) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kōnan Railway home page (in Japanese)
• Location map Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)