Shōnan) The song "Kibō no Wadachi" by the Southern All-Stars began to be used as the departure melody for platforms 5 and 6 from 1 October 2014.

Chigasaki Station was opened on June 15, 1898, for both passenger and freight service as part of the section of the Japan National Railway (JNR) Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Yokohama with Kōzu.

With the dissolution and privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the operational control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Automated turnstiles using the Suica IC Card system came into operation on November 18, 2001.

The station building was reconstructed in 2006 to include a multi-story department store.