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1894
7月20日
It opened as a station on the Sōbu Railway and is a normal station.
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総武鉄道の駅として開業。一般駅。
1896
2月25日
Bōsō Railway started operating through here.
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房総鉄道が乗り入れ。
1907
9月1日
The Sōbu Railway and Bōsō Railway were nationalized and became stations under the Imperial Railway Agency.
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総武鉄道・房総鉄道が国有化、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
1923
9月1日
It was completely destroyed by the Great Kantō earthquake.
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関東大震災により全壊。
1945
6月10日
It suffered damage from air raids during World War II.
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太平洋戦争下で空襲による被害を受ける。
1963
4月28日
The station was relocated to the current elevated station, eliminating the switchback for the Sobu Main Line towards Tokyo and the Sotobo Line, with 4 platforms and 8 tracks shared by the Sobu Main Line and the Narita Line.
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現在地の高架駅に移転。総武本線東京方面・外房線のスイッチバックを解消。ホームは4面8線で総武本線と成田線が共用だった。
1971
4月1日
The Travel Center opened.
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旅行センター開業{{Cite book|和書|title=交通年鑑|issue=昭和47年版|section=交通日誌|publisher=交通協力会|editor=
1975
5月10日
Freight handling was abolished, making it a passenger station.
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貨物の取扱を廃止（旅客駅となる）。
1981
7月5日
The Tsudanuma-Chiba section was quadrupled.
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津田沼駅 - 千葉駅間複々線化。
1981
12月20日
The grade separation near Nishi-Chiba Station was completed.
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西千葉駅寄りの立体交差化完成。
1984
2月1日
The 9 and 10 platform was added, becoming the platform for the Narita Line.
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9・10番線ホームを増設。成田線ホームとなる。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of JNR, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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国鉄分割民営化により、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1991
6月12日
The Chiba Urban Monorail Line 2 opened, initially with a temporary station located about 100 m closer to Chiba Park Station.
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千葉都市モノレール2号線開業。当初は約100 m千葉公園駅寄りの仮駅だった。
1993
9月11日
Automatic ticket gates were installed at the east exit and began operation.
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東口に自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
1995
8月1日
The Chiba Urban Monorail Line 1 opened, and this station also opened at the same time.
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千葉都市モノレール1号線開業。本駅もこの時に開業。
1997
In the summer, a wheelchair-accessible escalator was installed and put into service between the former 1st floor concourse and platforms 9 and 10.
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夏：旧1階コンコースと9・10番線ホームとの間に車いす対応エスカレーターを設置し、供用開始。
1997
2月19日
A wheelchair-accessible escalator was installed and opened to traffic between the former 1st floor concourse and platforms 3 and 4.
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旧1階コンコースと3・4番線ホームとの間に車いす対応エスカレーターを設置し、供用開始。
1997
3月4日
A wheelchair-accessible escalator was installed and put into service between the former 1st floor concourse and platforms 1 and 2.
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旧1階コンコースと1・2番線ホームとの間に車いす対応エスカレーターを設置し、供用開始。
1997
3月19日
A wheelchair-accessible escalator was installed and put into service between the former 1st floor concourse and platforms 5 and 6.
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旧1階コンコースと5・6番線ホームとの間に車いす対応エスカレーターを設置し、供用開始。
1997
9月29日
A wheelchair-accessible escalator was installed between the former 1st floor concourse and platforms 7 and 8, and its use began, resulting in the installation of escalators on all platforms.
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旧1階コンコースと7・8番線ホームとの間に車いす対応エスカレーターを設置し、供用開始。これにより全ホームにエスカレーターを設置。
2001
11月18日
IC card "Suica" becomes available for use on JR East.
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JR東日本でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2009
3月14日
IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use on Chiba Urban Monorail.
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千葉都市モノレールでICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2016
4月
The renovation work to modernize the toilet inside the station gate to Western-style was completed.
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駅改札内のトイレの改修工事（洋式化）完了。
2016
11月20日
The current station building and the 3rd floor station Nakashoppu commercial facility "Perie Chiba Ekinaka" opened, and the connecting passages to Chiba Urban Monorail Chiba Station and Keisei Chiba Station were completed.
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現駅舎と3階駅ナカ商業施設「ペリエ千葉エキナカ」が開業。千葉都市モノレール千葉駅間および京成千葉駅との連絡通路が完成。
2017
3月
Renovation work on the toilet outside the station gate (western-style conversion) and renovation work on the wheelchair-accessible toilet (multi-functionalization) have been completed.
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駅改札外のトイレの改修工事（洋式化）と、車椅子用トイレの改修工事（多機能化）完了。
2017
4月27日
The 4th floor section of Perie Chiba Ekimae was completed and fully opened.
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「ペリエ千葉エキナカ」の4階部分が完成し、全面開業。
2017
9月7日
The station building opened ahead of schedule, with floors 2 and above.
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駅ビル先行開業（2階以上）。
2018
6月28日
The station building fully opened.
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駅ビル全面開業。
2019
8月31日
In 2019, the installation of platform gates was completed.
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（令和元年）：ホーム柵設置工事完了。
2020
2月16日
The Tokyo Area Transport System (ATOS) was introduced.
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東京圏輸送管理システム（ATOS）を導入。
2020
3月31日
Byū Plaza ended its operations.
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びゅうプラザの営業を終了。
2020
11月27日
The station-naka shared office "STATION BOOTH" opened inside the ticket gates.
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改札内に駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION BOOTH」が開業。
2024
3月28日
The use of platform screen doors began on Platform 1 for the Sobu Line local service.
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1番線（総武線各駅停車）ホームでスマートホームドアの使用を開始
2025
3月13日
The use of platform screen doors began on Platform 2 for the Sobu Line local trains.
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2番線（総武線各駅停車）ホームでスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ–SŌBU LINE (LOCAL))
1・2
Down
西船橋 · 秋葉原 · 新宿
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Narita Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Sōbu Line (Rapid)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Sobumain Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
Show 1 more transfer
→
Sotobō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU LINE (RAPID))
3・6
Up
東京方面 特急「新宿さざなみ」「新宿わかしお」（新宿方面）
7・10
Up
東京方面 特急「しおさい」「成田エクスプレス」（東京方面） 特急「あずさ」「富士回遊」（大月方面）
↕ Platforms 3, 6, 7, 10 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
→
Narita Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
→
Sobumain Line
Transit
5 min
Moderate
Show 1 more transfer
→
Sotobō Line
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (SOTOBŌ LINE)
Platform assignment not documented for this line yet
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
→
Narita Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
→
Sōbu Line (Rapid)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
Show 1 more transfer
→
Sobumain Line
Transit
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (UCHIBŌ LINE)
3・4
Down
木更津 · 館山方面 特急「新宿さざなみ」（館山方面）
5・6
Down
茂原 · 安房鴨川 · 東金方面 特急「新宿わかしお」（安房鴨川方面）
↕ Platforms 3, 4, 5, 6 serve this line
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Chiba Station is served by Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local), Sōbu Line (Rapid), Sotobō Line, Uchibō Line.