Sakura Station (Chiba)

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).

For the station of Keisei Electric Railway, see Keisei-Sakura Station.
JO33
Sakura Station

佐倉駅
Sakura Station South entrance, June 2008
Location235-2 Mutsuzaki, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0812
Japan
Coordinates35°42′35.02″N 140°13′33.77″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance55.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJO33
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 20, 1894
Passengers
FY201910,098 daily
Location
Sakura Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Sakura Station
Sakura Station (Japan)

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

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

Notes
  1. 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.

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
  1. 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.

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