page_title: Makuhari Station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Makuhari Station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The north side of Makuhari Station on the Chuo-Sobu Line 日本語: JR幕張駅北側
context_page_description: Makuhari Station is a railway station on the Sōbu Main Line in Makuharicho, Hanamigawa Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.
context_section_description: The station opened on 9 December 1894. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
caption: The north side in December 2007, before the addition of a passenger lift
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