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15 Events
1897
5月1日
It opened as a station on the Sōbu Railway.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道の駅として開業。
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。
1914
5月18日
The Chiba Prefectural Railway, later known as Narita Railway, Nanao Line opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
千葉県営鉄道（後に成田鉄道）八街線開業。
1926
In 1926, the second-generation station building was completed and opened for service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
（昭和元年）：2代目駅舎竣工、供用開始。
1940
5月14日
The Yachiyo Line was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
八街線廃止。
1974
10月26日
The section between Sakura Station and Chōshi Station was electrified.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
佐倉駅 - 銚子駅間電化。
1982
11月15日
Freight handling was abolished.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
貨物扱い廃止。
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。
1991
3月16日
The Sobu Line rapid service began operating, and was extended to Narutō Station in December 1999.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武線快速電車乗り入れ開始。1999年12月に成東駅まで延伸。
1996
3月16日
Automatic ticket gates were installed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機設置。
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。
2004
4月1日
The third station building was completed and opened, with partial use of the free passage and the opening of the north exit.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
3代目の橋上駅舎完成、供用開始。自由通路一部供用開始、および北口開設。
2005
3月
The free passage was fully opened to the public.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自由通路完全供用開始。
2017
9月1日
Operations were outsourced.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
業務委託化。
2022
7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。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU MAIN LINE)
1
Up
佐倉 · 千葉
2・3
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成東 · 銚子
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