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16 Events
1894
12月9日
The station opened as a station on the Sōbu Railway and began handling passengers and freight.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道の駅として開業。旅客・貨物の取り扱いを開始。
1907
9月1日
The station was nationalized under the Railway Nationalization Act and became a station of the Imperial Railway Agency.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
鉄道国有法により買収され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
1969
10月1日
Mail handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
配達の取り扱いを廃止。
1973
11月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1978
7月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
荷物の取り扱いを廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of JNR, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
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。
1993
5月15日
The use of automatic ticket gates was started.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機の使用を開始。
1998
11月26日
Departure melodies were introduced.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
発車メロディを導入。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2010
7月30日
The departure melody was changed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
発車メロディを変更。
2013
1月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2018
4月13日
A temporary station front plaza was completed at the north exit and opened to service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
北口に暫定駅前広場が完成し、供用開始する。
2023
7月31日
The commemorative ceremony for the opening of the north exit station plaza of JR Makuhari Station was held.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
JR幕張駅北口駅前広場開業記念式典。
2023
8月1日
The temporary station plaza at the north exit was closed and a new station plaza was opened to service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
北口の暫定駅前広場が封鎖され、新たな駅前広場が供用を開始する。
2025
9月26日
The use of platform screen doors began on platforms 1 and 4.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
1・4番線ホームでスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
2026
7月17日
The use of platform screen doors began on platforms 2 and 3.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
2・3番線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・2
Down
西船橋 · 秋葉原 · 新宿
3・4
Up
稲毛 · 千葉
↕ Platforms 1, 2, 3, 4 serve this line
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What train lines connect at Makuhari Station?
Makuhari Station is served by Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local).