Kisarazu Station (木更津駅) is a ground station with an elevated concourse in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. East Japan Railway Company runs it on the Uchibō Line.
History
In May 1919, the Kisarazu Line was renamed the Hōjō Line. On 1 September 1923, the Kururi Line was nationalised and became the Railway Ministry's Kururi Line. On 21 August 1925, the Railway Agency's Kisarazu Line was extended from Anegasaki to this station and opened. That opening completed the line now called the Uchibō Line. On 28 December 1925, the Chiba Prefectural Railway's light railway Kururi Line opened between here and Kururi. On 15 April 1929, the Hōjō Line was merged into the Bōsō Line. On 1 April 1933, the section from Sōga, through here, to Awa-Kamogawa was separated as the Bōsō West Line.
On 11 July 1968, the section from Sōga to here was electrified, and rapid trains began running from Nakano to here. On 11 July 1969, electrification was extended from here to Chikura. The Uchibō Line was converted to electric trains, and trains began running from Shinjuku and Ryōgoku to Tateyama and Chikura. In March 1970, the section from Narahai (now Sodegaura) to here was double-tracked, and later that month the double track was extended to Kimitsu. On 18 July 1970, the station building became an elevated station building. On 15 July 1972, the Bōsō West Line was renamed the Uchibō Line, and the limited express Sazanami and through trains to the Sōbu Rapid Line began running.
On 15 November 1982, express trains in the Bōsō area were abolished, including the express Uchibō. On 1 April 1987, the national railway was split up and privatised, and the station became part of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). On 4 February 1995, automatic ticket gates started. On 18 November 2001, Suica became usable on the Uchibō Line. On 16 October 2004, the departure melody was changed to Shōjōji no Tanuki Bayashi (証城寺の狸囃子).
On 31 August 2018, the View Plaza closed. On 12 March 2022, the Kisarazu Integrated Centre was formed, combining parts of the operations of several management stations and the Kisarazu transport depot. The Kisarazu station master also became the director of the Kisarazu Integrated Centre.
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