History
Shiozaki Station opened on 25 December 1951 as a Japanese National Railways stop on the Chūō Main Line, taking its name from Shiozaki Village. Built as a petition station with construction costs covered by local residents, it handled passengers and small parcels from the outset. A passing loop entered service on 1 October 1961, baggage handling ended on 1 February 1972 alongside the removal of staff, and JR East inherited the station at privatisation on 1 April 1987. Suica fare-card service began on 16 October 2004 when the area was folded into the Tokyo-suburban zone, and a barrier-free station building bridging the height between the embanked platforms and the forecourt opened on 8 October 2014.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Where the English and Japanese sources differ, this account follows the Japanese source.
Notes
The 2014 station building has a deliberately split appearance — the south side uses a curved wall and tower in a Western idiom, while the north side emphasises traditional pillars and eaves.