Inage Station (稲毛駅) is an elevated station in Chiba city. East Japan Railway Company runs it. It serves the Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local) and the Sōbu Line (Rapid). It opened on 13 September 1899.
History
The Sōbu Railway opened Inage Station on 13 September 1899. The station was on the line between Makuhari and Chiba, and it handled passengers and freight from the start. On 1 September 1907 the line was bought under the Railway Nationalisation Act. Inage then became a station of the Imperial Railways Agency.
The east exit was completed on 1 October 1960, after work by the Inage Station East Exit Promotion Association. Freight handling ended on 31 March 1978. On 29 May 1981 a shopping area named Merīna Inage opened under the elevated tracks. On 1 October 1981 the station became a stop for Sōbu Line (Rapid) trains. Parcel handling ended on 14 March 1985. On 20 March 1986 the national railway opened a Midori no Madoguchi ticket counter. On 1 April 1987 the national railway was split up, and the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Automatic ticket gates started on 19 June 1993. Suica could be used from 18 November 2001. On 3 September 2003 Merīna Inage was fully rebuilt and renamed Perie Inage. Escalators and elevators were added in March 2006. On 22 November 2013 the food hall in Perie Inage was renewed. On 25 April 2014 the Com Square area was renewed.
On 31 March 2018 the Bi-u Plaza travel counter closed. On 31 August 2022 the Midori no Madoguchi counter closed. On 1 September 2022 a talking reserved-seat ticket machine was introduced. On 21 June 2025 smart platform doors began to be used on the platforms for the Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local).
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