Higashi-Totsuka Station
Higashi Totsuka is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsThe Tōkaidō Main Line was extended and opened between Yokohama and Kofu, and Totsuka Station opened.
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東海道本線横浜 - 国府津間が延伸開業、戸塚駅が開業。
The establishment of Musashi Station in almost the current location of Totsuka Station was decided, but the plan was stalled due to the Great Kanto Earthquake that occurred in the same year.
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ほぼ現在の東戸塚駅の場所に「武蔵駅」設置が決定するが、同年の関東大震災で計画頓挫。
A residents' movement demanding the establishment of a new station arose, and the movement was restarted again immediately after the end of the war.
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新駅設置を求める住民運動が起こる。その後、終戦直後に再び運動開始。
A local committee to promote the establishment of "East Totsuka Station (provisional name)" was formed by local residents, who started a signature campaign to demand the construction of a new station, collecting over 15,000 signatures and petitioning the Mayor of Yokohama and the Chairman of the City Council.
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地元住民有志により「東戸塚駅(仮称)設置促進委員会」が結成される。新駅設置を求める署名運動開始。1万5千人超の署名を集め、横浜市長・市議会議長に陳情。
A petition was made to the President of Japanese National Railways for the establishment of a new station.
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国鉄総裁に対し新駅設置を陳情。
The mayor of Yokohama City at the time, Asukata Kazuo, responded to the petition by promising to promote the establishment of a new station.
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横浜市長(当時)飛鳥田一雄、陳情に対し新駅設置促進を回答。
A petition was made to the Japanese National Railways headquarters for the establishment of a new station.
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国鉄本社に対し新駅設置を陳情。
A residents' meeting to demand the establishment of a new station was held at Kiso Industrial in Totsuka Ward's Maedamachi, with a petition reaching 105,000 signatures, marking the start of a public-private movement.
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新駅設置を求める住民大会を小糸工業(戸塚区前田町)で開催。署名は10万5千人に達する。官民一体の運動開始。
The governor of Kanagawa Prefecture at the time, Tsuguo Tsuda, requested the president of Japanese National Railways to establish a new station.
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神奈川県知事(当時)津田文吾、国鉄総裁に対し新駅設置を要望。
The Station Establishment Promotion Alliance was formed and negotiations with the city of Yokohama regarding the establishment of new stations began.
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駅設置促進期成同盟を結成。新駅設置について横浜市と協議開始。
The construction minister approved the Japanese National Railways Yokohama New Freight Line land expropriation project.
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国鉄横浜新貨物線の土地収用について建設大臣より事業認定。
The Ki Sei Alliance concluded a memorandum with the Yokohama City Urban Planning Bureau regarding the establishment of a new station.
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期成同盟、横浜市都市計画局と新駅設置についての覚書を締結。
Construction on the new station began, with a groundbreaking ceremony being held.
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新駅設置工事開始、起工式が行われる。
On the same day, Shin-Kawasaki Station also opened on the Yokosuka Line.
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同日、横須賀線では新川崎駅も開業している。
The station name was decided as Higashi-Totsuka Station.
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駅名を「東戸塚駅」に決定する。
The opening ceremony for Higashi-Totsuka Station was held.
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東戸塚駅開業記念式典が開催される。
Higashi-Totsuka Station opened, coinciding with the start of separate operations for the Tokaido Main Line and Yokosuka Line trains, and only handled passenger traffic.
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東戸塚駅開業。東海道本線・横須賀線電車の別線化による分離運転(SM分離)開始と同時に開業。旅客営業のみ。
The west entrance station plaza was opened for use.
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西口駅前広場が供用開始。
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the terminus of the branch line from Tsurumi Station via Yokohama-Hazawa Station was changed from Totsuka Station to Higashi-Totsuka Station.
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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)の駅となる。鶴見駅から横浜羽沢駅を経由する支線の終点が、戸塚駅から東戸塚駅に変更される。
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。
The Totsuka-nishi-guchi Plaza opened on the west side as part of a station-front redevelopment project, with Co-op Kanagawa as the key tenant.
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駅前再開発事業により、西口に東戸塚西口プラザが開業。キーテナントはコープかながわ。
The station's front area was redeveloped, with Aurora City opening at the east exit, anchored by Seibu Department Store East Totsuka store, now known as Seibu East Totsuka S.C., and Daiei East Totsuka store, which was rebranded as Ion Style East Totsuka in 2016.
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駅前再開発事業により、東口にオーロラシティが開業。キーテナントは西武百貨店東戸塚店(現在は西武東戸塚S.C.)、ダイエー東戸塚店(2016年にイオンへ業態転換、現在はイオンスタイル東戸塚)。
The use of the transportation IC card Suica becomes available.
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交通系ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
Bus routes related to entering Higashi-Totsuka Station were reorganized.
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東戸塚駅乗入関連のバス路線が再編される。
Morela Higashi-Totsuka opened at the west exit, with Tokyu Store as the key tenant.
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西口にモレラ東戸塚が開業。キーテナントは東急ストア。
In 2019, operations were outsourced.
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(令和元年):業務委託化。
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
Introduced ticket vending machines with voice guidance.
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話せる指定席券売機を導入。
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Higashi-Totsuka Station is served by Shōnan–Shinjuku Line, Yokosuka Line.