Sakura Station (Chiba)

{{For|the station of Keisei Electric Railway|Keisei-Sakura Station}}{{One source

| date = December 2020

}}{{short description|Railway station in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = {{JRSN|JO|33|size=50}}
Sakura Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 佐倉駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = J-sakura-kita.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Sakura Station South entrance, October 2016

| other_name =

| address = 235-2 Mutsuzaki, Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken 285-0812

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35|42|35.02|N|140|13|33.77|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{colorbull|seagreen}} Narita Line
{{colorbull|#ffc20d}} Sōbu Main Line

}}

| distance = 55.3 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| status = Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )

| code = JO33

| website = {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=739}}

| opened = July 20, 1894

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 10,098 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Sakura Station

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line1=Narita Express|left1=Yotsukaidō|note-left1={{JRSN|JO|31|size=25}}
(rush periods)|note-mid1=(rush periods)|right1=Narita|note-right1={{JRSN|JO|35|size=25}}
(rush periods)

|line2=Shiosai|left2=Yotsukaidō|note-left2={{JRSN|JO|31|size=25}}
(limited service)|right2=Yachimata

|line4=Sobu Main|left4=Monoi|note-left4={{JRSN|JO|32|size=30}}|note-mid4={{SLL|Rapid|blue|white}}|right4=Yachimata|oneway-right4=yes

|line5=Narita|left5=Monoi|note-left5={{JRSN|JO|32|size=30}}|note-mid5={{SLL|Rapid|blue|white}}|right5=Shisui|note-right5={{JRSN|JO|34|size=25}}|to-right5=Narita Airport Terminal 1

|line6=Sobu Main|left6=Monoi|note-left6={{JRSN|JO|32|size=30}}|note-mid6=Local|right6=Minami-Shisui

|line7=Narita|left7=Monoi|note-left7={{JRSN|JO|32|size=30}}|note-mid7=Local|right7=Shisui|note-right7={{JRSN|JO|34|size=30}}

}}

{{nihongo|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=

{{jpf|pfn=1|first=2|name=Sōbu Main Line|col=#ffc20d |dir=for {{STN|Yachimata|x}}, {{STN|Narutō|x}}, {{STN|Yōkaichiba|x}}, and {{STN|Chōshi|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=2|name=Narita Line|col=Seagreen|dir=for {{STN|Narita|x}}, Narita Airport ({{STN|Narita Airport Terminal 2·3|x||Terminal 2·3}} and {{STN|Narita Airport Terminal 1|x||Terminal 1}}), {{STN|Sawara|x}}, and {{STN|Kashima-Jingū|x}}}}

{{jpf|pfn=3-4|first=3|name=Sōbu Main Line|col=#ffc20d|dir=for {{STN|Chiba|x}}
{{JRLS|JO}} Sōbu Line (Rapid) for {{STN|Funabashi|x}} and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}

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.{{cn|date=September 2012}} 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).{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}