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is a railway station in Wakaba-ku, Chiba, Japan. It is located 43.4 rail kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station and 7.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Chiba Urban Monorail at Chiba Station.LinesEast Japan Railway CompanySōbu Main LineStation layoutJR EastJR Tsuga Station has a single island platform.Chiba MonorailThe Chiba Urban Monorail Tsuga Station is an elevated station with two opposed side platforms.HistoryTsuga Station originated as the Tsuga Signal on the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), established on November 1, 1912. It was upgraded to the Tsuga Signal Stop on April 1, 1922, and to a temporary stop on September 30, 1965. After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Tsuga became full passenger station on March 28, 1968. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. The Chiba Urban Monorail began operations to the station from March 28, 2001. A new elevated station building was completed between 2002-2009.