Otaru-Chikkō Station Explained

Otaru-Chikkō Station
Native Name:	小樽築港駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	1 Chikkō, Otaru, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	43.1809°N 141.0278°W
Operator:	JR Hokkaido
Line:	Hakodate Main Line
Distance:	256.2 km from
Platforms:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Bus stop
Status:	Staffed
Code:	S13
Passengers:	2,529 daily
Pass Year:	FY2014
Map Type:	Japan

is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered "S13".^[1]

Lines

Otaru-Chikkō Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line.

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks.^[2] The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles which accept Kitaca,^[3] and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Otaru-Chikkō Station opened on 21 November 1910.^[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

Otaru-Chikkō Station is connected to the Wing Bay Otaru shopping mall and the Grand Park Hotel Otaru via a pedestrian footbridge.

• Wing Bay Otaru
• Grand Park Otaru

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station map

Notes and References

1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. 2016-11-19. Hokkaido Railway Company. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207145544/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf. 2016-12-07.
2. Web site: 小樽築港駅構内図. April 13, 2013.
3. Web site: Service Range Kitaca. 2016-11-19. JR Hokkaido. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183456/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/kitaca/p02.html. 2016-11-19.
4. Book: ja:日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 . JNR Station Directory . Japanese National Railways . 1985 . Japan . 4-533-00503-9.