Chitose Station (Chiba)

Chitose Station 千歳駅
Chitose Station in 2007
General information
Location	Chikura-chō Shirako 524, Minamibōsō-shi, Chiba-ken 295-0003 Japan
Coordinates	34°59′29″N 139°57′59″E / 34.99139°N 139.96639°E / 34.99139; 139.96639
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	98.6 km from Soga
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1930
Passengers
FY2006	94
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Chikura towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Minamihara towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Chitose Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Chitose Station Chitose Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Chitose Station (千歳駅, Chitose-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Chitose Station is served by the Uchibō Line, and is located 98.6 km from the western terminus of the line at Soga Station.

The station is an at-grade station with a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. The station is unattended.

Chitose Station was opened on May 20, 1927 as a temporary stop. It was elevated to a full station on August 1, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in February 2007.

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 62 passengers daily.^[1]

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