Sakura Station (Chiba)

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

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).

JO33 Sakura Station 佐倉駅
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
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line ■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance	55.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JO33
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 20, 1894
Passengers
FY2019	10,098 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station 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
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

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).

Surrounding area

• Chiba Sakura Police Station
• Chiba Inba Government Building

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Sakura Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons

• Sakura Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)