吉祥寺駅

Kichijōji Station

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1899 12月30日

The station opened as a station on the Kobu Railway and began handling passengers and freight.

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甲武鉄道の駅として開設。旅客・貨物取扱開始。

1906 10月1日

With the nationalization of Kobu Railway, it became a station of the Ministry of Railways.

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甲武鉄道国有化に伴い、鉄道省の駅となる。

1909 10月12日

The line was designated as part of the Central East Line, which became the Central Main Line in 1911.

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線路名称制定により中央東線（1911年から中央本線）所属となる。

1934 4月1日

Teito Electric Railway, now the Keio Inokashira Line, opened to this station.

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帝都電鉄（現・京王電鉄井の頭線）が当駅まで開業。

1940 5月1日

Teito Electric Railway merged into Odakyu Railway and became a station on the latter's Teito Line.

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帝都電鉄が小田原急行鉄道に合併し、同社帝都線の駅となる。

1942 5月1日

Odakyu Electric Railway was merged into Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway, also known as the Dai-Tokyu.

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小田急電鉄が東京急行電鉄（大東急）に併合。

1948 6月1日

It separated from Tokyu and became a station on Keio Teito Electric Railway's Inokashira Line.

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東急から京王帝都電鉄が分離し、同社井の頭線の駅となる。

1949 6月1日

Japanese National Railways was established.

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日本国有鉄道発足。

1964 12月20日

Japanese National Railways relocated to a temporary platform due to elevated track construction work.

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国鉄が高架化工事に伴い仮設ホームに移転。

1965 4月5日

The Japanese National Railways discontinued its freight handling operations.

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国鉄の貨物取扱廃止。

1967 10月29日

The Japanese National Railways station was elevated.

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国鉄の駅が高架化される。

1969 4月6日

The Chuo-Sobu Line (all-stations train) and the through train of Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan) Tozai Line were extended from Ogikubo to Mitaka (quadruple-tracking).

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中央・総武線（各駅停車）および営団地下鉄東西線直通電車が荻窪から三鷹まで延長（複々線化）。

1969 12月3日

The Kichijoji Station Building "Kichijoji Lonlon" opened at the north exit.

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北口に吉祥寺ステーションビル「吉祥寺ロンロン」開業。

1969 12月10日

The Travel Center began operations.

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旅行センター営業開始。

1970 11月

The Terminal Echo station building, an 8-story above-ground and 2-story below-ground structure located at the south entrance, opened for business, later becoming the Yuzawaya Kichijoji store.

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南口の地上8階・地下2階建て駅ビル「ターミナルエコー」開業（その後ユザワヤ吉祥寺店）。

1985 3月14日

The Japanese National Railways abolished freight handling.

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国鉄の荷物扱い廃止。

1987 3月21日

The north entrance station plaza was completed and a commemorative ceremony and event were held.

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北口駅前広場が完成、記念式典・イベントを開催。

1987 4月1日

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the stations on the Chuo Main Line were transferred to East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、中央本線の駅は東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）に移管。

1989 8月26日

In 1989, Lonlon was renovated and reopened.

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（平成元年）：「ロンロン」リニューアルオープン。

1992 6月17日

JR East installed and began using automatic ticket gates at the east ticket gate.

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JR東日本の東改札で自動改札機を設置、使用開始。

2001 11月18日

IC card "Suica" becomes available for use on JR East.

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JR東日本でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。

2006 4月21日

An accident occurred where a train collided with the protective railing on the Keio Inokashira Line platform, injuring several passengers on board, and afterwards, the stopping position was shifted about 5 meters towards Shibuya on the excess platform section that had been provided for one extra car.

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京王井の頭線ホームで防護枕木に列車が衝突する事故が発生。乗車していた乗客数人が負傷した。この日以降、渋谷寄りに1両分余分に設けられていたプラットホーム部分に停止位置を約5 m程ずらす措置が採られる。

2007 3月18日

IC card "PASMO" became available for use on Keio Electric Railway.

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京王電鉄でICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。

2009 8月

JR East commenced renovation work.

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JR東日本が改修工事に着手。

2010 3月31日

The Keio Kichijoji station building closed, and the underground passageway was also closed at the same time.

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京王吉祥寺駅ビルが閉店。同時に地下通路も閉鎖。

2010 4月

In early month, Keio Electric Railway started rebuilding the station building at Kichijoji Station.

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上旬：京王電鉄が吉祥寺駅の駅ビル建て替えに着手。

2010 4月1日

Kichijoji RonRon was renamed to Atre Kichijoji and reopened after its first-phase renovation.

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吉祥寺ロンロンが「アトレ吉祥寺」に改称、第1期リニューアルオープン。

2010 9月21日

Atre Kichijoji had its grand opening.

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アトレ吉祥寺グランドオープン。

2014 4月23日

The Shinjuku Keio Kichijoji station building "KIRARINA Keio Kichijoji" opened.

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新京王吉祥寺駅ビル「キラリナ京王吉祥寺」オープン。

2015 12月6日

The use of platform doors began on Keio Line 1 platform.

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京王1番線ホームでホームドアの使用開始。

2016 2月14日

The use of platform doors began on the Keio Line 2 platform.

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京王2番線ホームでホームドアの使用開始。

2018 12月1日

The JR East station was outsourced and the affiliated View Plaza was transferred to the management of View Travel Service.

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JR東日本の駅が業務委託駅化。併設のびゅうプラザがびゅうトラベルサービスに運営を移管。

2020 9月30日

The Byū Plaza ceased operations.

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びゅうプラザの営業終了。

2021 11月9日

A telework booth called "STATION BOOTH" for the station-in-office "STATION WORK" was opened inside the ticket gates of JR East.

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JR東日本の改札内に駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION WORK」のテレワークブース「STATION BOOTH」が開設。

2022 4月15日

The sales of commuter passes at Keio Electric Railway ended.

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京王電鉄の定期券売り場の営業終了。

2024 3月16日

With the timetable revision, the Narita Express through service on the Chuo Rapid Line was abolished, and express trains stopping at the station ceased to exist.

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ダイヤ改正に伴い特急「成田エクスプレス」の中央快速線直通系統が廃止され、当駅に停車する特急列車が消滅した。

2026

JR East's platforms 1 and 2 (Chuo/Sobu Line local trains) will start using sliding frame platform doors (planned).

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度：JR東日本の1・2番線（中央・総武線各駅停車）ホームでスリットフレームホームドアの使用を開始（予定）。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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