Sakura Station (Chiba)
Sakura Station (佐倉駅, Sakura-eki) is a railway station on the Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line in Sakura, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
JO33 Sakura Station 佐倉駅 | |
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 Sakura Station | |
| Location | 235-2 Mutsuzaki, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | JO33 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2009) | 10,736 daily |
Lines
Station layout
Sakura Station is an elevated station, built over two island platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | for Yachimata, Narutō, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi |
| 2 | ■ Narita Line | for Narita, Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1), Sawara, and Kashima-Jingū |
| 3-4 | ■ Sōbu Main Line | for Chiba JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Funabashi and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sōbu Main Line JO33 | ||||
| Chiba JO29 | Shiosai | Yachimata | ||
| Yotsukaidō JO31 | Commuter Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Monoi JO32 | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Monoi JO32 | Local | Minami-Shisui | ||
| Narita Line JO33 | ||||
| Yotsukaidō JO31 (Sōbu Main Line) |
Narita Express[Note 1] | Narita JO35 | ||
| Yotsukaidō JO31 (Sōbu Main Line) |
Commuter Rapid | Shisui JO34 | ||
| Monoi JO32 (Sōbu Main Line) |
Rapid | Shisui JO34 | ||
| Monoi JO32 (Sōbu Main Line) |
Local | Shisui JO34 | ||
- Few trains actually stop at this station.
History
Sakura Station was opened on July 20, 1894 as a terminal station on the Sōbu Railway Company.
A new station building was completed in December 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
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- Sakura Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
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