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32 Events
1894
7月20日
The station opened as the starting point of the Sōbu Railway and began handling passengers and freight, initially as a single track.
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総武鉄道の起点駅として開設（単線）。旅客・貨物取扱開始。
1894
12月9日
The line was extended and opened between Honjo (now Kinnshicho) and Ichikawa, with this station as an intermediate stop, as a single track.
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本所（現・錦糸町） - 市川間が延伸開業（単線）し、中間の駅となる。
1907
9月1日
The station was nationalized under the Railway Nationalization Act and became a station of the Imperial Railway Agency.
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鉄道国有法により買収され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
1908
6月17日
The section between this station and Funabashi was doubled-tracked.
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当駅 - 船橋間複線化。
1908
10月14日
The section between Koiwa and this station was double-tracked.
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小岩 - 当駅間複線化。
1909
10月12日
The station became part of the Sōbu Main Line due to the designation of Japanese National Railways line names.
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国有鉄道線路名称設定により総武本線の駅となる。
1933
3月15日
The section between Ryogoku and the current station was electrified.
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両国 - 当駅間電化。
1933
9月15日
The section between this station and Funabashi was electrified.
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当駅 - 船橋間電化。
1959
12月
A new south entrance was established.
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南口を新設。
1964
10月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物取扱廃止。
1968
6月
The foundation work for elevation and quadrupling of the tracks began.
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高架化と複々線化の基礎工事が着工。
1968
10月1日
Rapid service starting from Nakano Station began operation, and it became a rapid stop.
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中野駅始発快速電車運転が開始され、快速停車駅となる。
1969
Until the commencement of express line operations, the current local line platforms were used as the up line and middle line platforms, and the current express line platforms were used as the down line platforms.
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快速線の運用が開始されるまでは、現緩行線ホームを上り線・中線ホーム、現快速線ホームを下り線ホームとして使用した。
1969
4月
The switch to elevated platforms was initially planned for 1969.
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当初は高架ホームへの切替は1969年を予定していた。
1969
4月8日
Bulk freight handling was abolished, with operations consolidated at Nishifunabashi Station, while small parcel and luggage handling continued.
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大口貨物取扱廃止（西船橋駅に集約）。小口の手・小荷物扱いは継続。
1969
5月
The dedicated siding to Kita-Nippon Paper Co., Ltd. Ichikawa Factory (now Kita-Nippon Corporation Kanto Factory Ichikawa Engineering Department) was abolished due to the elevated and quadruple-tracking work.
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高架化と複々線化工事に伴い北越製紙市川工場（現・北越コーポレーション関東工場市川工務部）への専用側線を廃止。
1969
6月1日
Freight handling was abolished, until then it had been carrying out freight car switching operations.
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貨物取扱廃止。廃止までは貨車入換操車を行っていた。
1969
7月6日
A zeroth platform was newly established.
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0番線新設。
1969
12月7日
The new up line was switched, and afterwards, Track 0 was removed.
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新上り線切替。その後0番線撤去。
1970
7月12日
Part of the quadrupling and elevated track work between Nishi-Funabashi and Shin-Koiwa was completed, with operations switching to the elevated platforms.
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西船橋 - 新小岩間複々線化・高架化工事の一部が完了。発着が高架ホームに切り替えられた。
1972
At the time, it had a single-layer structure, with the first floor used for stores and the basement used for parking and offices.
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当時は1層構造で、1階部分が店舗であり、地階は駐車場や事務所に利用されていた。
1972
7月14日
A rail welding ceremony and departure ceremony were held to commemorate the quadrupling of the tracks between Kinshicho and Tsudanuma.
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錦糸町 - 津田沼間複々線化を祝うレール締結式と発車式が開催される。
1972
7月15日
The quadruple-tracking of the Kinshicho - Tsudanuma section was completed, and the rapid train service on the rapid lines began operation.
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錦糸町 - 津田沼間複々線化完成、快速電車の快速線運用が開始される。
1972
9月14日
The station building, Shapo Ichikawa, with an architectural area of 7,294 square meters and a total floor area of 12,340 square meters, was opened, constructed by Toyo Construction Co. and commissioned by Chiba Elevated Railway Co.
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駅ビル（ステーションセンター）「シャポー市川」が開業。施主は千葉高架株式会社、施工は前田建設工業。建築面積7294平方メートル、延面積12340平方メートル、SRC造で、外装部分は駅部分やホーム上部の防風壁と一体化させている。
1987
4月1日
It was transferred to East Japan Railway Company (JR East) with the privatization of Japanese National Railways.
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）に移管。
1996
7月20日
Tactile warning tiles with audible signals were installed within the station premises.
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駅構内に盲導鈴を設置。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2012
10月
The station building "Shapō Ichikawa" underwent its first renewal.
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駅ビル「シャポー市川」が1回目のリニューアル。
2019
1月31日
The Byū Plaza ceased operations.
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びゅうプラザの営業終了。
2019
6月28日
The station building "Shapō Ichikawa" underwent its second renewal.
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駅ビル「シャポー市川」が2回目のリニューアル。
2020
3月26日
The third renewal of the station building "Shapō Ichikawa" was carried out and it had its grand opening.
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駅ビル「シャポー市川」の3回目のリニューアルが行われ、グランドオープン。
2025
6月1日
The use of platform screen doors began on platforms 1 and 2 for Sobu Line local trains.
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1・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。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ–SŌBU LINE (LOCAL))
1
Down
錦糸町 · 秋葉原 · 新宿
2
Up
本八幡 · 津田沼 · 千葉
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU LINE (RAPID))
3
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錦糸町 · 東京 · 横浜
4
Down
船橋 · 津田沼 · 千葉
↕ Platforms 3, 4 serve this line
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Ichikawa Station is served by Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local), Sōbu Line (Rapid).