▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ), ▁Comm uting ▁express ▁( M arch ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ) ▁and ▁Comm uting ▁Sem i - Express ▁( M arch ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁services ▁were ▁introduced . ▁On ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁S ag ami ▁Railway ▁was ▁cut . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁Rom ance car ▁began ▁stops ▁at ▁Hon - A ts ug i ▁Station . ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁re built ▁into ▁an ▁overhead ▁station . ▁Multi - level ▁cross ings ▁were ▁success ively ▁constructed ▁around ▁the ▁station ▁( M arch ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ) ▁and ▁from ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁line ▁operated ▁joint ly ▁with ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Metro ▁Chi y oda ▁Line ▁and ▁the ▁J R ▁J ō ban ▁Line . ▁Later ▁( M arch ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁the ▁My l ord ▁Department ▁Store ▁opened ▁within ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁automatic ▁ticket ▁machines ▁were ▁installed . ▁ ▁From ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁As ag iri ▁Rom ance car ▁service ▁began ▁stopping ▁at ▁Hon - A ts ug i ▁and ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁A ts ug i ▁Bus ▁Centre