Sakura Station (Chiba)
- ■ Narita Line
- ■ Sōbu Main Line
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Yotsukaidō JO31 (rush periods) towards Shinjuku or Ōfuna | Narita Express (rush periods) | Narita JO35 (rush periods) towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 | ||
Yotsukaidō JO31 (limited service) towards Tokyo | Shiosai | Yachimata towards Chōshi | ||
Monoi JO32 towards Chiba | Sōbu Main Line Rapid | Yachimata One-way operation | ||
Narita Line Rapid | Shisui JO34 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 | |||
Sōbu Main Line Local | Minami-Shisui towards Chōshi | |||
Narita Line Local | Shisui JO34 towards Chōshi, Abiko or Narita Airport Terminal 1 |
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![]() ![]() Sakura Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture![]() ![]() Sakura Station Sakura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Sakura Station (佐倉駅, Sakura-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Sakura Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and is 55.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus of the Narita Line and is 120.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chōshi Station.
Station layout
The station is an elevated station, built over two island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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 |
Notes
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.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,098 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Chiba Sakura Police Station
- Chiba Inba Government Building
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
Media related to Sakura Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sakura Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
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- (Towards Kurihama, Yokohama, Tokyo >>) Chiba
- Higashi-Chiba
- Tsuga
- Yotsukaidō
- Monoi
- Sakura (>> Towards Narita, Narita Airport, Kashima-Jingu, Matsugishi)
- Minami-Shisui
- Enokido
- Yachimata
- Hyūga
- Narutō
- Matsuo
- Yokoshiba
- Iigura
- Yōkaichiba
- Higata
- Asahi
- Iioka
- Kurahashi
- Saruda
- (Towards Sakura, Narita >>) Matsugishi
- Chōshi