Chitose Station (Chiba)

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

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

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

History
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.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 62 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Chikura onsen
 * Chikura onsen