Otaru-Chikkō Station

Otaru-Chikkō Station (小樽築港駅, Otaru-Chikkō-eki) 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]

Otaru-Chikkō Station 小樽築港駅
Otaru-Chikkō Station in September 2018
General information
Location	1 Chikkō, Otaru, Hokkaido Japan
Coordinates	43.180861°N 141.027806°E / 43.180861; 141.027806
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance	256.2 km from Hakodate
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	S13
History
Opened	November 21, 1910 (1910-11-21)
Passengers
FY2014	2,529 daily
Location Otaru-Chikkō Station Location within Japan

Lines

Scenery of Platform. Number 1 Platform is bound for Otaru Station, Number 2 Platform is bound for Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport Station.

Station Sign

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

1	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Otaru
2	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Sapporo, Iwamizawa, and New Chitose Airport

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hakodate Main Line
Minami-Otaru (S14)		Rapid Airport/Niseko Liner[4]		Teine (S07)
Minami-Otaru (S14)		Semi-Rapid Ishikari Liner		Asari (S12)
Minami-Otaru (S14)		Local		Asari (S12)

History

Otaru-Chikkō Station opened on 21 November 1910.^[5] 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