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1887
9月9日
The villages of Shimojibaru, Takasu, and Hanjōdo submitted a petition to the Governor of Aichi Prefecture for the construction of a railway station near Shimojibaru Village, Azashita.
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下重原・高須・半城土三村が下重原村字陣屋下付近への停車場設置願を愛知県知事に提出。
1888
1月
The station of Kiryū is established at the current location.
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現在地に刈谷駅が設置される。
1888
8月
The government railway between Ōbu and Hamamatsu opened.
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大府 - 浜松間の官営鉄道が開通。
1888
9月1日
The government railway began operating steam locomotive services.
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官営鉄道が汽車営業を開始。
1890
4月1日
A joint army and navy large-scale exercise was conducted near Ushita Village, with Kariya Station serving as the gateway.
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牛田村付近で陸海軍連合大演習が実施され、刈谷駅が玄関口となる。
1895
4月1日
The line name was established and it became part of the Tokaido Line.
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線路名称制定。東海道線の所属となる。
1895
11月
Freight sidings were increased and the wooden earthwork of the up platform was replaced with stone construction due to rot.
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貨物側線を増設。木造土留の上りホームが腐敗したため石造に変更。
1896
12月26日
The request for an increase in the number of train stops was rejected.
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駅停車本数増加願が却下される。
1908
1月27日
The double-tracking work between Ōbu Station and Kariya Station was completed.
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大府駅 - 刈谷駅間の複線化工事が竣工。
1908
3月25日
The double-tracking work between Kariya Station and Anjō Station was completed.
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刈谷駅 - 安城駅間の複線化工事が竣工。
1909
10月12日
The Tōkaidō Line was renamed the Tōkaidō Main Line.
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東海道線を東海道本線に改称。
1914
2月5日
The Mikawa Railway's Karakawa New Station opened.
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三河鉄道の刈谷新駅が開業。
1915
10月28日
The Mikawa Railway was extended to Chiryū Station.
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三河鉄道が知立駅まで延伸。
1923
2月
Karinishi Station was relocated.
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刈谷新駅を移設。
1926
2月5日
The Mikawa Railway was electrified and the Kariya Substation was established.
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三河鉄道が電化、刈谷変電所を設置。
1927
11月10日
Kariyashin Station was relocated and merged with Kariya Station, becoming a shared station with the Ministry of Railways line, and a south entrance was opened.
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刈谷新駅を刈谷駅に移転統合。省線との共同使用駅となり南口を開設。
1941
6月1日
The Mikawa Railway merged with Nagoya Railway to become the Meitetsu Mikawa Line.
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三河鉄道が名古屋鉄道に合併し名鉄三河線となる。
1943
12月
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line set up the Kariya Operations District.
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名鉄三河線に刈谷乗務区を設置。
1948
The Meitetsu Kariya Factory was established as a freight car specialist factory and took over the freight car operations from the Shinagawa Factory.
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貨車専門工場として名鉄刈谷工場が発足。新川工場の貨車業務を刈谷工場へ移管。
1950
9月17日
Direct trains to Nagoya started operating on the Mikawa Line.
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三河線に名古屋方面直通列車が運転開始。
1950
10月1日
The Tōkaidō Main Line began to have limited express trains "Yamato" and "Unzen" make stops.
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東海道本線に急行「大和」「雲仙」が停車するようになる。
1951
11月7日
The Kariya Station area redevelopment project was approved.
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刈谷駅前区画整理が認可される。
1951
12月
The Kariya Station area redevelopment project commenced.
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刈谷駅前区画整理着工。
1952
10月10日
A groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of Kariya Station was held.
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刈谷駅改築工事の地鎮祭が開催される。
1952
11月
Construction began on the renovation of Kariya Station.
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刈谷駅改築工事着工。[[ファイル:Kariya Station-NorthPlaza 1954.jpg|thumb|新駅舎と整備中の北口]]
1953
3月8日
A provisional completion ceremony for the reconstruction of Kariya Station was held, and ticket gates began operating at the new station building.
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刈谷駅改築工事の仮落成式を実施。新駅舎で出改札開始。
1953
3月15日
The limited express "Genkai" began making stops on the Tokaido Main Line.
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東海道本線に急行「げんかい」が停車するようになる。
1953
4月1日
The Japanese National Railways bus service between Kariya Station south exit and Anjo Station opened.
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刈谷駅南口 - 安城駅間の国鉄バスが開通。
1953
5月5日
The completion ceremony for the rebuilding work of Kariya Station was held.
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刈谷駅改築工事の完工式が行われる。
1953
7月3日
The electrification work on the Tokaido Main Line was completed, and trial operation trains were operated on the Kariya Station - Hamamatsu Station section.
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東海道本線電化工事が終わり、刈谷駅 - 浜松駅間で試運転列車が運転される。
1953
7月21日
The Tōkaidō Main Line was electrified and commenced commercial operations.
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東海道本線が電化され、営業運転を開始。
1954
8月
The Sakura-machi Overpass Road Construction Opposition Alliance was formed.
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桜町立体交差道路建設反対期成同盟会が結成される。
1955
2月
Kariya City established the Grade Separation Special Committee.
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刈谷市が立体交差特別委員会を設置する。
1956
4月25日
The urban redevelopment project in front of Kariya Station was completed.
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刈谷駅前区画整理完工。
1956
6月25日
Miyagi Michio died after falling at Kasugai Station.
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宮城道雄が刈谷駅付近で転落死する。
1957
3月
Groundbreaking occurred for the improvement work within Kariya Station.
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刈谷駅構内改良工事着工。
1957
10月1日
The improvement work on the Kariya Station premises was completed.
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刈谷駅構内改良工事完工。
1958
6月
The expansion construction of the pedestrian overpass for Japanese National Railways and Meitetsu Kariya Station connection began.
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国鉄・名鉄刈谷駅連絡用陸橋拡幅工事着工。
1958
9月
The expansion work on the pedestrian overpass for Japanese National Railways and Meitetsu Kariya Station connection was completed.
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国鉄・名鉄刈谷駅連絡用陸橋拡幅工事完工。
1959
4月1日
The Meitetsu Kariya Operations District was relocated to the Chiryu Operations District.
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名鉄刈谷乗務区を知立乗務区に移転。
1959
10月22日
The Kariya Overpass was completed.
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刈谷跨線橋が完成する。
1964
The Kariya factory was reorganized into the Kariya branch factory and became a branch factory of the Narumi factory.
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（日付不詳）：刈谷工場が刈谷分工場に改組され、鳴海工場の分工場となる。
1964
9月14日
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新一宮 - 碧南間の「快速特急」が運行開始される（三河線特急を参照）。
1966
3月25日
The Mikawa Line's "rapid express" service began operating as express trains within the line.
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三河線の「快速特急」が線内でも特急運転を開始。
1968
8月26日
Limited express services originating and terminating at Kariya City Station began operation, and the Mikawa Line limited express services became a 4-trains-per-hour system.
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刈谷市駅始発着特急が運行を開始し、三河線特急が毎時4本体制になる。
1968
10月
The Kariya Branch Factory was abolished.
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刈谷分工場が廃止される。
1970
5月6日
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Kariya City Elevated Promotion Council was formed.
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名鉄三河線刈谷市街地高架促進協議会が結成される。
1971
6月14日
A clock tower was installed at the south exit of Kariya Station and an unveiling ceremony was held.
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刈谷駅南口に時計塔が設置され、除幕式が行われる。
1972
11月1日
The Travel Center opened.
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旅行センター開業。
1974
9月17日
Most of the limited express services on the Mikawa Line were downgraded to rapid services.
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三河線特急のほとんどが急行に格下げされる。
1976
1月21日
The elevated structure for the Kariya - Kariya City section was decided by urban planning.
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刈谷 - 刈谷市間の高架化が都市計画決定。
1977
3月20日
The remaining Mikawa Line limited express trains were downgraded to rapid services, resulting in the complete abolition of limited express services.
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残存した三河線特急が急行に格下げされ特急が全廃。
1978
9月10日
Work began on the temporary line construction between Kariya and Kariya City Station.
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刈谷 - 刈谷市駅間の仮線工事着手。
1978
12月
In the latter part of the month, elevated line construction work began on the section between Kariya and Kariya-shi Station.
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下旬：刈谷 - 刈谷市駅間の高架化工事着手。
1980
12月14日
The section between Kariya and Kariyashi Station was elevated and double-tracked.
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刈谷 - 刈谷市駅間が高架複線化される。
1981
9月1日
The operations at the south exit of Kariya Station were changed to be handled by Meitetsu.
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刈谷駅南口の業務を名鉄担当に変更。
1981
11月20日
The Mikawa Line express service was abolished.
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三河線急行が廃止される。
1984
1月1日
The freight operations on the Mikawa Line were abolished.
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三河線の貨物営業が廃止される。
1986
1月20日
The handling of carload freight on the Tōkaidō Main Line was abolished.
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東海道本線の車扱貨物取扱が廃止される。
1986
11月1日
The handling of freight and container cargo on the Tokaido Main Line was abolished, and all cargo handling was completely discontinued, with the former freight facilities being repurposed to open the Kariya Container Center.
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東海道本線の荷物・コンテナ貨物の取り扱いが廃止され、貨物の取り扱いが全廃する。貨物関連施設を流用して刈谷コンテナセンターを開設。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the East Japan Railway Company inherited Kariya Station on the Tokaido Main Line, while Japan Freight Railway Company inherited Kariya Container Center.
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国鉄分割民営化により、東海道本線刈谷駅を東海旅客鉄道（JR東海）が継承。刈谷コンテナセンターは日本貨物鉄道（JR貨物）が継承。
1988
9月4日
The 100th anniversary commemoration of Kariya Station's opening was held.
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刈谷駅開業100周年記念行事が開催される。[[ファイル:KariyaStation-SouthGate.jpg|thumb|180px|完成当初の南北連絡通路]]
1989
1月25日
In 1989, the north-south passage was completed.
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（平成元年）：南北連絡通路が完成する。
1990
3月21日
The Mikawa Line's Kariya Station was relocated.
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三河線刈谷駅を移設。
1992
6月27日
JR Central introduced automatic ticket gates.
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JR東海に自動改札機を導入。
2005
9月14日
The transportation prepaid card "Tranpass" became available for use on Meitetsu, and the Kariya Container Center was relocated and renamed Kariya Offrail Station.
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名鉄で交通プリペイドカード「トランパス」の利用が可能となる。刈谷コンテナセンターが移転して刈谷オフレールステーションに改称。
2006
11月25日
The use of the IC card "TOICA" becomes available on JR Central.
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JR東海でICカード「TOICA」の利用が可能となる。
2008
2月
Meitetsu completed its barrier-free construction work, which included the installation of elevators, the addition of stairs, and the extension of platforms.
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名鉄のバリアフリー化工事竣工。エレベータ設置、階段増設、ホーム延長など実施。
2008
12月1日
The pedestrian deck "Minakuru Kariya Wing Deck" at the south exit of the station was completed.
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駅南口のペデストリアンデッキ「みなくる刈谷ウイングデッキ」が完成する。
2009
12月21日
The construction of new stairs within the Tōkaidō Main Line premises was completed.
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東海道本線構内の階段新設工事完工。
2011
2月11日
The use of the IC card "manaca" becomes available on Meitetsu.
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名鉄でICカード「manaca」の利用が可能となる。
2012
2月29日
The use of the Prepaid IC card Transit Pass, or Trampa, came to an end.
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トランパスの使用が終了する。
2023
5月
From the 3rd to the 7th, temporary timetables were in operation due to track switching work accompanying the expansion of the Tokaido Line's down platform.
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3日～7日：東海道線下りホーム拡幅に伴う線路切替工事に伴い臨時ダイヤで運転。
2026
7月23日
A platform gate is to be installed on the JR Central 4th platform.
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JR東海の4番線ホームで、可動柵を設置（予定）。
2027
The JR Central 3rd platform will be equipped with platform screen doors.
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度：JR東海の3番線ホームで、可動柵を設置（予定）。
2029
Plans call for the installation of platform gates on the JR Central's up platform (tracks 1 and 2).
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度：JR東海の上りホーム（1・2番線）で、可動柵を設置（予定）。
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