佐原

Sawara Station

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11 Events
1898 2月3日

The station opened as a station on the first incarnation of Narita Railway, handling passengers and freight.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

成田鉄道(初代)の駅として開業。旅客・貨物取扱い。

1920 9月1日

Narita Railway was acquired and became a station of the Japanese National Railways.

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成田鉄道が買収され、国有鉄道の駅となる。

1931 11月10日

The line was extended and opened between this station and Sasagawa.

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当駅 - 笹川間延伸開業。

1984 2月1日

Freight handling was abolished.

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貨物取り扱い廃止。

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。

2007 12月

The station building was renovated in conjunction with the Chiba Destination Campaign.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

「ちばディスティネーションキャンペーン」に併せて駅舎をリニューアル。

2009 3月14日

The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use and the station is incorporated into the Tokyo suburban area, with automatic ticket gates starting operation.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。東京近郊区間に組み込まれる。自動改札機の使用を開始。

2011 6月

The second station building was opened for use.

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2代目駅舎供用開始。

2015 9月

The redevelopment of the area in front of Sawara Station was completed, and bus stops that were scattered around the station were consolidated in front of the station.

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佐原駅前広場の整備が完了し、駅周辺に分散していたバス停が駅前に集約された。

2023 8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。

2023 9月1日

Introduced ticket vending machines with voice guidance.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

話せる指定席券売機を導入。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What train lines connect at Sawara Station?

Sawara Station is served by Narita Line.