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1887
1月21日
The station opened as Kano Station with the extension of the government railway, the later Japanese National Railways and JR, from Ogaki Station.
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官設鉄道（のちの国鉄・JR）大垣駅 - 当駅間延伸に伴い、加納駅（かのうえき）として開業。一般駅。当時は現駅の北東側、名鉄各務原線旧安良田駅付近にあった。
1887
4月25日
With the completion of the Kiso River Bridge, the existing line was connected directly between Kiso River Station and Takefu Station, making it an intermediate station.
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木曽川橋梁の完成により木曽川駅・武豊駅間の既存線と直結し途中駅となった。
1888
12月15日
It was renamed Gifu Station.
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岐阜駅に改称。
1889
6月
It was relocated westward (near the present-day Meitetsu Gifu Station).
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西に移転（現・名鉄岐阜駅付近）。
1895
4月1日
The line name was established and it became part of the Tōkaidō Line, which was later renamed the Tōkaidō Main Line in 1909.
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線路名称制定。東海道線（1909年に東海道本線へ改称）の所属となる。
1913
7月22日
The station was relocated to its current location, where the former Aichi Station's station building, which was abolished in 1909, was reconstructed and used until it was destroyed in an air raid in 1945.
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現在地に移転。旧愛知駅（1909年廃止）の駅舎を移築し、1945年に空襲で焼失するまで使用。
1920
11月1日
The Takayama Line, later renamed the Takayama Main Line in 1934, was extended to Kagamigahara Station.
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高山線（1934年に高山本線へ改称）が各務ケ原駅まで開通。
1945
It became a temporary station building due to war damage.
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戦災により仮駅舎となる。
1948
12月11日
The station building was rebuilt.
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駅舎再建。
1959
4月1日
A two-story reinforced concrete station building was completed as a station for the general public.
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民衆駅として鉄筋コンクリート2階建ての駅舎完成。
1970
4月1日
The Travel Center opened.
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旅行センター開業。
1986
11月1日
Cargo handling was abolished due to elevation work and transferred to Gifu Cargo Terminal Station.
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高架化工事に伴い貨物の取り扱いを廃止、岐阜貨物ターミナル駅へ移管。
1987
3月19日
A groundbreaking ceremony for the elevated railway construction work was held.
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高架化工事の起工式を開催。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it becomes a JR East station.
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国鉄分割民営化により、JR東海の駅になる。
1987
11月27日
The Takayama Main Line was switched to a temporary line.
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高山本線を仮線に切り替え。
1988
9月25日
The up line of the Tōkaidō Main Line was switched to a temporary line.
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東海道本線の上り線を仮線に切り替え。
1989
2月26日
In 1989, the down line of the Tōkaidō Main Line was switched to a temporary line.
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（平成元年）：東海道本線の下り線を仮線に切り替え。
1992
11月29日
The down line of the Tōkaidō Main Line and a portion of the Takayama Main Line were elevated.
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東海道本線の下り線と高山本線の一部が高架化。
1996
2月26日
The up line of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Takayama Main Line were fully elevated.
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東海道本線の上り線・高山本線が全面高架化。
1997
3月2日
The elevated station was completed, automatic ticket gates were put into use, and the commercial facility Asty Gifu opened.
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高架駅が完成。自動改札機の使用を開始。商業施設「アスティ岐阜」がオープン。
1998
10月
Demolition work began on the old north exit station building.
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旧北口駅舎の解体工事開始。
1999
10月18日
The Minami-guchi station front plaza was completed.
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南口駅前広場が完成。
2004
7月
The demolition work on the old south entrance station building was completed, marking the completion of the entire elevation project.
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旧南口駅舎の解体工事が終了。これにより高架化事業が全て完了する。
2006
11月25日
The use of the IC card "TOICA" becomes available.
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ICカード「TOICA」の利用が可能となる。
2007
2月5日
Stained glass was installed in the windows on the first floor on the north side.
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北口側1階の窓にステンドグラスを設置。
2007
3月29日
The north bus terminal was completed.
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北口バスターミナルが完成。
2008
10月1日
The pedestrian deck inside the station square was completed and fully opened to the public.
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駅前広場内歩行者用デッキが完成、全面供用開始。
2011
4月1日
All the shops on the platform were closed.
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プラットホームにある全ての売店が閉店。
2016
3月26日
The limited express Shinano service was discontinued due to a timetable revision.
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ダイヤ改正に伴い、特急「しなの」の乗り入れが廃止される。
2023
10月23日
The elevators inside the ticket gates were fully opened for use.
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改札内エレベーター全面供用開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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