北上尾
Kita-Ageo Station
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Kita Ageo is a railway station in Tokyo.
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1968
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昭和30年代：上尾市の計画図に「町谷駅」が上尾駅 - 桶川駅の中間点に記載される。
1986
3月
The mayor of Urawa City announced a plan to build a new station between Urawa Station and Omiya Station at the city council, and in June of the same year, it was unanimously adopted and a petition was submitted to the Japanese National Railways' Takasaki Railway Management Bureau chief.
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上尾市長が市議会にて上尾駅 - 桶川駅間の新駅設置構想を表明する。同年6月には満場一致で採択され、国鉄の高崎鉄道管理局長へ新駅設置を請願した。
1986
5月31日
The (provisional) Kita-Urawa Station Construction Promotion Alliance (hereinafter the Alliance) was formed, with the Mayor of Urawa City becoming the Alliance's chairman.
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（仮称）北上尾駅建設促進期成同盟会（以下同盟会）が結成される。上尾市長が同盟会の会長に就任する。
1986
10月
The Director of the Takasaki Railway Management Bureau submitted a proposal to the Japanese National Railways headquarters regarding the establishment of a new station.
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新駅設置について、高崎鉄道管理局長が国鉄本社に上申する。
1987
1月31日
Japanese National Railways approved the construction of a new station on the Urawa - Ogawa section, and the following month, an agreement was reached regarding the new station construction between Urawa and Ogawa was incorrect, the correct translation is: Japanese National Railways approved the construction of a new station on the Ageo - Kuragano section is incorrect, the correct translation is: Japanese National Railways approved the construction of a new station on the Ageo - Kurakawa section is incorrect, the correct translation is: Japanese National Railways approved the construction of a new station between Ageo and Kurakawa Station.
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国鉄が上尾 - 桶川駅間の新駅設置を承認する。翌月には新駅設置に関する協定を締結する。
1987
4月1日
The Japanese National Railways transitioned to privatization and East Japan Railway Company (JR East) was established, with the new station being inherited by JR East.
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国鉄が民営化に移行され、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）が発足する。新駅はそのままJR東日本に引き継がれた。
1987
7月1日
The association solicits the name of the new station from the public through the city's public relations.
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同盟会が新駅の名称を市の広報を通じて一般募集する。
1987
8月20日
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new station was held and construction commenced.
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新駅の起工式が挙行され、工事に着手された。
1987
10月
The alliance began a fundraising campaign for the new station and also issued the first issue of its organ, My Town My Station News, which ran for four issues.
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同盟会が新駅の募金活動を開始する。また、同月に同盟会が新駅建設に関する機関紙の『マイタウンマイステーションニュース』第1号を発行する（4号まで発行）。
1987
11月
Construction work on the station building commenced.
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駅舎の建設工事に着手する。
1988
3月
The alliance narrowed down the station name candidates from 213 entries to three options: Kita-Urawa Station, Shin-Urawa Station, and Urawa Koen Station, which it requested to JR East, with Harashinmachi Station and Urawa Koko-mae Station ranking third and fifth, respectively.
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同盟会が駅名の候補を213件の応募の中から1位の「北上尾駅」、2位の「新上尾駅」、4位の「上尾公園駅」の3案に絞り、JR東日本に要望する。なお、3位は「原新町駅」、5位は「上尾高校前駅」であった。
1988
5月19日
Construction work on the station was suspended.
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駅の建設工事が中断する。
1988
7月13日
Work on the construction of the station was resumed.
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駅の建設工事に再着手する。
1988
12月8日
JR East officially decided on "Kita-Age Station" as the name for the new station.
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JR東日本が新駅の名称を「北上尾駅」に正式決定。
1988
12月17日
The station opened and became the first requested station after the privatization of Japanese National Railways and the last new station to open in Japan during the Showa period.
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開業。JR化後初の請願駅で、日本において昭和における最後の新駅開業となった。
1989
8月
In 1989, the Kita-Urawa Station corruption incident occurred, with bribery being uncovered and reported daily in national newspapers and television news.
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（平成元年） ：北上尾駅汚職事件発生。賄賂が発覚し、全国紙やテレビニュースに連日のように報道される。
1991
2月28日
The alliance is dissolved.
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同盟会を解散する。
1995
1月24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。
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。
2006
Work began on the temporary expansion of the platform and the conversion of the south-side staircase to an escalator.
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ホームを仮拡幅、南側階段のエスカレーター転換工事を着工。
2007
The west entrance station plaza renovation and barrier-free construction project, including the installation of escalators and elevators, and the east entrance station plaza renovation project were implemented, and the platform roof was extended.
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月日不詳：西口駅前広場整備と西口バリアフリー事業（エスカレーター・エレベーター設置）、東口駅前広場整備事業施行。ホーム屋根の延長を行う。
2007
2月3日
The use of escalators and elevators inside the ticket gates began.
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改札内エスカレーター・エレベーターの供用開始。
2008
3月
The redevelopment of the station square on both the east and west sides was completed.
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東西両側駅前広場の再整備が竣工。
2008
6月
The East Gate barrier-free construction project was implemented.
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東口バリアフリー事業施行。
2009
11月
The Ageo Illumination was held and the station began to be decorated with electrical decorations.
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あげおイルミネーションが開催され、駅が電飾で飾られるようになる。
2010
6月1日
The departure melody was changed to the Urawa City Song from this day.
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この日から発車メロディが「上尾市歌」に変更。
2014
11月30日
The Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office ceased operations.
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みどりの窓口が営業を終了。
2016
3月10日
Early morning unmanned operation.
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早朝無人化。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Kita-Ageo Station is served by Takasaki Line.