新茂原

Shim-Mobara Station

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10 Events

1955 9月15日

It opened as a Japanese National Railways station, with only passenger operations.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

国鉄の駅として開業。旅客営業のみ。

1963 2月1日

A passing loop was installed and opened to traffic.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

行き違い設備を設置し、供用開始。

1981 12月1日

Freight handling began, and at the same time, the dedicated line to Mitsui Chemical's Ichihara Factory, Mobara Branch Factory, which had originated from Mobara Station, was changed to originate from this station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

貨物取扱を開始。同時に茂原駅を起点としていた三井東圧化学千葉工業所（現在の三井化学市原工場茂原分工場）への専用線を当駅起点に変更。

1987 4月1日

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

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）と日本貨物鉄道（JR貨物）の駅となる。

1994 10月1日

The handling of privately operated freight container cargo began.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

専用線発着コンテナ貨物の取扱を開始。

1996 3月16日

The setting of freight trains and handling of container freight and cargo arriving and departing from private sidings were abolished, and the Mitsui Tōatsu Chemical private siding was also abolished at the same time.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

貨物列車の設定および専用線発着コンテナ貨物・専用線発着車扱貨物の取扱を廃止。同時に三井東圧化学専用線が廃止。

1999 4月1日

The JR Freight station, which handled temporary car freight, was abolished.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

JR貨物の駅（臨時車扱貨物の取扱）が廃止。

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。

2010 12月4日

Rapid trains with direct service to the Keiyō Line began making stops during daytime hours only.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

データイムのみ京葉線直通の快速列車が停車開始。

2024 3月16日

The commuter rapid service with direct access to the Keiyō Line was abolished, and at the same time, the rapid trains with direct access to the Keiyō Line that passed through the station were also abolished, resulting in all regular rapid trains, except for those with direct access to the Sōbu Line, stopping at the station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

京葉線直通の通勤快速が廃止。同時に当駅通過の京葉線直通の快速列車が廃止され、総武線直通を除いた全ての定期快速列車が当駅に停車するようになる。

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

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茂原 · 安房鴨川

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