佐倉駅
Sakura Station
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17 Events
1894
7月20日
The station was established with the opening of the Sōbu Railway's Ichikawa - this station section.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道の市川駅 - 当駅間開業により開設。
1897
1月19日
The section between the current station and Narita Station on the Narita Railway opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
成田鉄道の当駅 - 成田駅間が開業。
1897
5月1日
The Sōbu Railway was extended and opened between the current station and Narutō Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道の当駅 - 成東駅間が延伸開業。
1907
9月1日
The Sōbu Railway was acquired and became a station of the Imperial Railway Agency.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道が買収され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
1920
9月1日
Narita Railway was nationalized.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
成田鉄道が国有化。
1968
3月28日
The Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line were electrified and doubled-tracked between Chiba Station and Narita Station, and between Chiba Station and this station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武本線・成田線の千葉駅 - 成田駅間電化、千葉駅 - 当駅間複線化。
1969
10月1日
Sakura Passenger and Freight Car District was newly established.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
佐倉客貨車区が新設。
1974
10月26日
The section of the Sōbu Main Line between the current station and Chōshi Station was electrified.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武本線の当駅 - 銚子駅間電化。
1984
2月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
貨物扱い廃止。
1985
12月
The station was elevated and the current station building was constructed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
駅橋上化、現在の駅舎になる。
1986
2月24日
The section between the current station and Narita Station on the Narita Line was double-tracked.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
成田線の当駅 - 成田駅間複線化。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1991
The Narita Line was modified to accommodate 15-car trains and a 2-face 4-line configuration in preparation for the extension to Narita Airport.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
成田線の成田空港乗り入れに際し15両対応化および2面4線化。
1992
3月
The sale of ekiben at the station was ended, leaving Utsunomiya Station as the only JR station in the Kanto region to continue the practice.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
末：駅弁立売を終了。関東地方のJR駅での駅弁立売は宇都宮駅だけとなった。
1995
2月25日
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
1997
The Sakura Locomotive Depot was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
佐倉機関区廃止。
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。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU MAIN LINE)
1
Down
八街 · 成東 · 八日市場
3・4
Up
千葉 · 東京
↕ Platforms 1, 3, 4 serve this line
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5 min
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What train lines connect at Sakura Station?
Sakura Station is served by Sōbu Main Line.