Sakura Station (Chiba)
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JO33 Sakura Station 佐倉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Sakura Station South entrance, October 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 235-2 Mutsuzaki, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0812 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°42′35.02″N 140°13′33.77″E / 35.7097278°N 140.2260472°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 55.3 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JO33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 20, 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 10,098 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The station is an elevated station, built over two island platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 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
[edit]History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,098 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Chiba Sakura Police Station
- Chiba Inba Government Building
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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Media related to Sakura Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons
- Sakura Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)