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Yokoshiba Station

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Yokoshiba is a railway station in Tokyo.

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1897 6月1日

The station opened with the opening of the Sōbu Railway's Narutō - Chōshi section.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

総武鉄道の成東駅 - 銚子駅間開通とともに開業。

1907 9月1日

The Sōbu Railway was nationalized and became a station under the Imperial Railway Agency.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

総武鉄道が国有化され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。

1909 10月12日

The station became part of the Sōbu Main Line due to the designation of the line name.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

線路名称の設定により総武本線の駅となる。

1973 7月1日

Freight handling was abolished.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

貨物扱い廃止。

1974 10月26日

The section between Sakura Station and Chōshi Station was electrified.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

佐倉駅 - 銚子駅間が電化される。

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。

2005

Operations were outsourced.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

業務委託化。

2006 3月

The Midori-no-Madoguchi was abolished and the "Moshi Moshi Ticket Vending Machine Kaeru-kun" was installed.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

みどりの窓口が廃止され、「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」を設置。

2009 3月14日

The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use and the line is incorporated into the Tokyo suburban area.

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。

2010 3月

By 2014, the city implemented an urban renewal project to improve the function of the south exit station plaza and enhance disaster prevention and crime prevention functions in the surrounding area, utilizing social capital improvement subsidies to create a safe and secure urban service hub.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

2014年(平成26年)にかけて社会資本整備総合交付金を活用し、南口駅前広場の機能改善及び駅南口周辺地区の防災・防犯機能向上による安全・安心な都市サービス拠点形成のために、都市再生整備計画事業を実施。

2012 3月8日

The Moshi Moshi ticket vending machine Kaeru-kun was shut down.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」を稼働停止。

2012 3月9日

Reserved seat ticket vending machines began operation.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

指定席券売機の稼働を開始。

2016 2月15日

The operation of designated seat ticket vending machines was terminated.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

指定席券売機の営業を終了。

2022 9月29日

Elevator service at the overpass began.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

跨線橋におけるエレベーターの供用開始。

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

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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU MAIN LINE)
1 Up
成東 · 千葉
2・3 Down
旭 · 銚子
Platforms 1, 2, 3 serve this line

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What train lines connect at Yokoshiba Station?

Yokoshiba Station is served by Sōbu Main Line.