八王子
Hachioji Station
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1889
At the time, it was located near the current Hachioji Joint Government Building, northeast of the current location.
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当時は現在の場所より北東、八王子合同庁舎付近の位置にあった。
1889
8月11日
It opened simultaneously with the opening of the Kobu Railway line between Tachikawa Station and Hachioji Station as a general station.
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甲武鉄道立川駅 - 八王子駅間開通と同時に開業。一般駅。
1901
The current location of Apple Park Hachioji Station Front 1 and 2.
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現在のアップルパーク八王子駅前第1及び第2の位置。
1901
8月1日
The government railway was extended to Uenohara Station, and the location was moved approximately 150 meters west of its current location.
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官設鉄道が上野原駅まで開通。それに伴い、現在の場所より西へおよそ150 m先の地点へ移動。
1906
10月1日
Kobu Railway was nationalized.
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甲武鉄道が国有化。
1908
9月23日
The Yokohama Railway Line opened from Higashi-Kanagawa Station.
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横浜鉄道線が東神奈川駅から開通。
1909
10月12日
The line came under the ownership of the Central East Line due to the designation of line names.
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線路名称制定により中央東線の所属となる。
1910
4月1日
The Railway Institute took over the Yokohama Railway Line, which became the Railway Institute Happin Line.
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鉄道院が横浜鉄道線を借り上げ。鉄道院八濱線（はっぴんせん）となる。
1911
5月1日
With the extension opening of the Chūō West Line between Miyonove Station and Kiso-Fukushima Station, the Chūō East Line becomes the Chūō Main Line.
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中央西線宮ノ越駅 - 木曽福島駅間延伸開業に伴い、中央東線は中央本線となる。
1917
10月1日
The Yokohama Railway Line was nationalized and became the Railway Institute's Yokohama Line.
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横浜鉄道線が国有化、鉄道院横浜線となる。
1930
12月20日
The section of the Chuo Main Line between Tachikawa Station and Asakawa Station (now Takao Station) was electrified.
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中央本線の立川駅 - 浅川駅（現・高尾駅）間が電化される。
1931
12月10日
The Hachiko Line opened.
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八高線開業。
1938
8月4日
The station building was rebuilt in conjunction with the duplication of the Chūō Main Line.
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中央本線の複線化に伴い駅舎を改築。
1941
4月5日
The section of the Yokohama Line between Haramachiya Station and Hachioji Station was electrified.
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横浜線の原町田駅 - 八王子駅間が電化される。
1945
8月2日
It was destroyed by fire in the Sakamoto Air Raid of Yokohama during World War II.
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太平洋戦争下の八王子空襲にて焼失。
1945
8月3日
Operations resumed, with the full line opening on August 5.
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運転再開。8月5日に全面開通。
1945
10月6日
A provisional station building was completed.
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仮駅舎が竣成。
1949
4月1日
The south exit of Hachiōji Station opened.
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八王子駅南口開通。
1949
6月1日
The Japanese National Railways (JNR) was established.
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日本国有鉄道（国鉄）発足。
1952
4月15日
A new station building was completed at the current location.
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現在地に新駅舎を竣成。
1969
4月21日
A transfer-only overpass was installed on the Tokyo side of the Yokohama Line and Chuo Main Line.
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横浜線と中央本線の東京寄りに乗り換え専用跨線橋を設置。
1971
12月23日
Nippon Oil Terminal's Hachioji office was opened.
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日本オイルターミナル八王子営業所が開所。
1973
4月10日
The Travel Center began operations.
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旅行センターの営業を開始。
1980
4月
Work began on elevating the station building.
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橋上駅舎化工事に着手。
1981
5月
It relocated to a provisional station building.
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仮駅舎に移転。
1981
10月
The Hachiko Line platform was expanded.
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八高線ホーム拡幅。
1983
9月16日
The North-South Free Passage opened.
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南北自由通路開通。
1983
11月1日
The fifth station building, a station building called "Hachioji Nau", was completed and "Hachioji Sogo" opened as the main tenant.
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5代目の駅舎となる駅ビル「八王子ナウ」が竣工し、核テナントとして「八王子そごう」がオープン。
1986
11月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物の取扱を廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）・日本貨物鉄道（JR貨物）の駅となる。
1991
The Yokohama Line platform was converted to an island style and a sixth platform was added.
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頃：横浜線ホーム島式化。6番線を増設。
1991
3月16日
With the electrification of the Sagami Line, electric trains began operating on the Sagami Line with morning and evening entries into Hachioji.
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相模線電化に伴い、電車による相模線の朝夕八王子乗り入れ開始。
1993
9月21日
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into service.
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自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
1996
3月16日
The section of the Hachiko Line between the current station and Kōrikawa Station was electrified.
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八高線当駅 - 高麗川駅間が電化される。
1997
3月14日
Hachioji Station north exit redevelopment building "Hachioji Tokyu Square" opened.
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八王子駅北口再開発ビル「八王子東急スクエア」が開業。
1998
10月3日
Container freight was automated with the use of motor vehicles as substitutes.
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コンテナ輸送自動車代行化。
1999
Around this time, improvement work was carried out, including changing the Chuo Line up main line to Track 2 by installing a switch.
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この頃、中央線上り本線を2番線へ変更する分岐器等の改良工事実施。
1999
Around this time, a new passage connecting the old transfer-only passage and the exit was established, and a new transfer-only passage was also newly established.
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この頃、旧乗換専用通路と出口を結ぶ通路が新設され、新たな乗換専用通路も新設。
1999
The underground parking lot on the north side of Hachiōji Station was completed.
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八王子駅北口地下駐車場が完成。
1999
Previously, the 2nd platform was used during morning and evening rush hours to alleviate congestion caused by the shared platform for the up and down Chuo Lines, resulting in separation throughout the day, and although the 3rd platform was initially the main line, the 2nd platform became the main line after subsequent improvement work.
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従来は朝夕ラッシュ時に2番線を使用。これは中央線上下線が同一ホームで発着するための混雑緩和であったが、これにより終日分離となった。当初は3番線が本線のまま運用されていたが、下記改良工事後は2番線が本線となっている。
1999
After the improvement work, the third track is used for trains starting and ending at Hachioji and for the storage of freight trains.
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改良工事後の3番線は八王子起・終点の列車、また貨物列車の留置に使用されている。
1999
11月21日
The Chuo Line's up platform was changed from Track 3 to Track 2.
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中央線上りホームを3番線から2番線へ変更。
2000
The pedestrian deck at the north exit of Hachioji Station opened and was named Marbler Bridge, inspired by Kawachi and Hachioji.
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八王子駅北口歩行者用デッキが開通。桑都・八王子に因んで「マルベリーブリッジ」と名付けられる。
2001
5月
The Midori no Madoguchi, Plaza, and combined stores were renovated.
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みどりの窓口・びゅうプラザ・併設店舗をリニューアル。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2005
12月25日
The departure melody was changed to introduce "Yūyake Koyake".
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発車メロディに『夕焼小焼』を導入。
2006
3月18日
The use of the Offrail Station name began.
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オフレールステーションの名称使用開始。
2007
3月
The Midori-no-Madoguchi, Plaza, and combined stores were renovated again.
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再び、みどりの窓口・びゅうプラザ・併設店舗をリニューアル。
2009
8月11日
The 120th anniversary of the opening was commemorated with a ceremony, during which the mayor of Hachioji City served as station master for a day, and commemorative entrance tickets were also released.
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開業120周年。記念式典が行われ、八王子市長が1日駅長を務めた。また記念入場券などが発売された。
2010
11月11日
The second station building, "Sereo Hachioji", opened at the south exit.
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2つ目の駅ビル「セレオ八王子」が南口にオープン。
2012
1月31日
The Sogō Hachiōji store, located in Hachiōji Now, closed down.
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「八王子ナウ」に入居していた「そごう八王子店（旧・八王子そごう）」が閉店。
2012
10月25日
Hachioji Now was renovated and reopened as Celeo Hachioji North Building, with the former Celeo Hachioji becoming Celeo Hachioji South Building.
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「八王子ナウ」が「セレオ八王子北館」としてリニューアルオープン（従来の「セレオ八王子」は「セレオ八王子南館」となる）。
2014
4月5日
The Maruberi Bridge was extended to the east radial line "Ai Road" towards Keio Hachioji Station.
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マルベリーブリッジを京王八王子駅方面の東放射線「アイロード」へ延伸。
2019
5月12日
In Reiwa 1, Byuu Plaza's operations came to an end on this day.
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（令和元年）：この日をもってびゅうプラザの営業が終了。
2020
4月5日
The Maruberi Bridge was extended to the Yorodo shopping street on Nishihassho-dori Avenue.
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マルベリーブリッジを西放射線通り商店街「ユーロード」へ延伸。
2022
3月11日
The next day's timetable revision ended the morning and evening operation of the Sagami Line into Hachioji, and the departure melody "Yūyake Koyake B" from Platform 1 of the Hachiko Line disappeared due to one-man operation.
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翌日のダイヤ改正により、相模線の朝夕八王子乗り入れを終了。八高線（1番線）ホームからの発車メロディ「夕焼け小焼けB」がワンマン化によって消滅。
2024
3月16日
The timetable revision led to the cancellation of the Narita Express service.
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ダイヤ改正により「成田エクスプレス」の乗り入れを取りやめ。
2024
3月25日
The use of smart home doors began on the Yokohama Line (Platforms 5 and 6).
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横浜線（5・6番線）ホームにてスマートホームドアの使用を開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
夕焼け小焼け
作詞した中村雨紅が八王子市出身であることによる。2022年3月11日までは八高線ホームで、2026年3月13日までは横浜線でも使用されていた。
夕焼小焼
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2
Up
立川 · 新宿 · 東京
3
（行き先表記無し）
4
Down
高尾 · 甲府 · 松本
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Hachikō Line
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2 min
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2 min
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5・6
Up
橋本 · 町田 · 東神奈川
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Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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2 min
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