Hikone
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1889
7月1日
The station opened simultaneously with the opening of the section of the government railway between the junction point (now Fukaya) and Baba Station (now Zeze Station), and began handling passengers and freight.
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官設鉄道の分岐点（後の深谷）- 馬場駅（現在の膳所駅）間の開通と同時に開業。旅客・貨物の取り扱いを開始。
1895
4月1日
The line name was established and it became part of the Tōkaidō Line, later known as the Tōkaidō Main Line from 1909.
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線路名称制定。東海道線（1909年より東海道本線）の所属となる。
1898
6月11日
The station was opened with the opening of the Ōmi Railway's section between the present station and Aichigawa Station.
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近江鉄道の当駅 - 愛知川駅間が開業に伴い、駅開設。
1931
3月15日
The section between this station and Maibara Station opened.
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当駅 - 米原駅間が開業。
1944
3月1日
Ōmi Railway absorbed Yōkaichi Railway, established line names, and the line to which this station belongs became the Main Line.
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近江鉄道が八日市鉄道を吸収合併、路線名を制定。当駅の所属線が本線となる。
1956
11月19日
The section between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station was electrified.
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米原駅 - 京都駅間が電化される。
1975
5月28日
The imperial train carrying the Showa Emperor, who was visiting the prefecture for the 26th National Tree-Planting Festival, operated between Hikone Station and Nagoya Station.
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第26回全国植樹祭開催に合わせて来県した昭和天皇のお召し列車が彦根駅 - 名古屋駅間で運行。
1985
3月14日
The Shin-Kaisoku service began operating to this station, with all stations stops.
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新快速が当駅まで乗り入れを開始(各駅停車にて)。
1986
11月1日
Through service by new limited express trains was extended to this station, with stops at Ōmihachiman Station and Nōmi Station, and Japanese National Railways discontinued freight handling at the station.
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通過運転による新快速の当駅までの延長運転を開始(途中停車駅は近江八幡駅と能登川駅の2駅)。国鉄の駅での貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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国鉄分割民営化により西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）の駅となる。
1988
3月12日
Cargo transport was abolished, and cargo interline transport between Japanese National Railways successor Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) and Ohmi Railway was discontinued, and the Sumitomo Cement dedicated line was also abolished.
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貨物輸送の廃止に伴い、日本貨物鉄道（JR貨物）と近江鉄道の間の貨物連絡運輸が廃止。住友セメント専用線が廃止。
1988
3月13日
The line nickname "Biwako Line" started being used due to the establishment of line nicknames.
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路線愛称の制定により、「琵琶湖線」の愛称を使用開始。
1989
11月1日
In 1989, a stone masonry fountain was completed in the central median in front of the station.
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（平成元年）：駅前の中央分離帯に石積みの噴水が完成。
1998
3月17日
The east entrance development project was approved by the Shiga Prefecture Capital City Planning Council.
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東口整備事業を滋賀県都計審議会が承認。
1998
4月12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。
2000
11月10日
Elevator installation work began.
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エレベーターの設置工事を開始。
2001
3月3日
With the timetable revision, elevator usage began, and the ticket gates for JR West Japan and Ohmi Railway were separated accordingly.
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ダイヤ改正に合わせて、エレベーターの使用を開始。これに合わせて、JR西日本と近江鉄道の改札が分離される。
2003
11月1日
The IC card "ICOCA" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「ICOCA」の利用が可能となる。
2006
6月20日
Elevator service began.
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エレベーターの使用を開始。
2006
10月1日
The JR Kyoto and Kobe Line introduced an operating management system.
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JR京都・神戸線運行管理システム導入。
2007
3月18日
Coinciding with a timetable revision, an electronic display-type departure board was installed and the automated station announcements were updated.
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ダイヤ改正に合わせて、電光掲示板タイプの発車標を設置。駅自動放送を更新。
2007
3月19日
The east exit was opened.
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東口開設。
2007
3月21日
The Omishi Railway Museum opened within the station premises.
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当駅構内に「近江鉄道ミュージアム」が開館。
2009
3月29日
The opening ceremony for the east entrance plaza and the town-opening event were held.
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東口前広場開設式・まちびらきイベント開催。
2010
3月19日
The headquarters building of Ohmi Railway was completed at the east exit.
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近江鉄道の本社ビルが東口に竣工。
2010
12月11日
The use of abnormal time information display began.
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異常時情報提供ディスプレイの使用を開始。
2013
3月16日
The route nickname "Hikone and Taga Taisha Line" started being used for the section of the main line between Maibara Station and Takamiya Station, including this station, and the Taga Line between Takamiya Station and Taga Taisha-mae Station.
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路線愛称の制定により、当駅を含む本線の米原駅 - 高宮駅間および多賀線高宮駅 - 多賀大社前駅間に「彦根・多賀大社線」の愛称を使用開始。
2015
3月12日
Introduction of approaching melodies accompanied the revision of the entry warning sound.
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入線警告音の見直しに伴い、接近メロディ導入。
2018
3月17日
Station numbering was introduced and its use began.
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駅ナンバリングが導入され、使用を開始する。
2018
12月8日
The Omio Railway Museum was closed.
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「近江鉄道ミュージアム」が閉館。
2023
5月8日
The Midori no Ticket Vending Machine Plus was introduced.
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みどりの券売機プラスを導入。
2023
5月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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