Kita-Kamakura Station
Kita Kamakura is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsThe station opened as Kita-Kamakura temporary stop on the Japanese National Railways Yokosuka Line in Kozaka Village, Kamakura District, at the request of local residents, operating from May to October.
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鎌倉郡小坂村に国鉄横須賀線の北鎌倉仮停車場として開業。付近住民の請願により設置。5月 - 10月のみ営業。
The station was elevated to a full station and Kita-Kamakura Station opened around this time, with the current station building being constructed.
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駅へ昇格し、北鎌倉駅が開業。この頃に現在の駅舎を建設した。
Kosaka Village was granted town status and was renamed Ōfuna Town.
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小坂村が町制施行し、大船町へ改称する。
It was incorporated into Kamakura City.
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鎌倉市へ編入される。
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
With the privatization of JNR, it became a station of East Japan Railway.
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国鉄分割民営化により、東日本旅客鉄道の駅となる。
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。
It was selected for the Kanto 100 Best Stations, with the selection reason being "a quiet and simple station suitable for the ancient city of Kamakura".
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関東の駅百選に選定。選定理由は「古都鎌倉にふさわしく、静かで素朴な駅」。
An imperial train consisting of the No. 1 Imperial Train set was operated from Tokyo Station to this station via the Tokaido Main Line for the visit of the Emperor and Empress and the King and Queen of Norway to Kanagawa Prefecture, hauled by EF58 61.
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天皇・皇后およびノルウェー国王夫妻の神奈川県訪問に伴う1号御料車編成のお召し列車が、東京駅から東海道本線経由で当駅間に運転される（片道のみ）。EF58 61牽引。
The IC card "Suica" began service.
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ICカード「Suica」供用開始。
The Shonan-Shinjuku Line began operation.
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湘南新宿ライン運行開始。
Some limited express "Narita Express" trains running between Yokohama Station and Ofuna Station were extended to Yokosuka Station as temporary trains on busy weekends and holidays, with this station as a stop.
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横浜駅・大船駅発着の特急「成田エクスプレス」の一部列車が、横須賀駅まで臨時列車として繁忙期の土日祝のみ延長運転を開始。当駅が停車駅となる。
The extended operation of the limited express "Narita Express" was suspended.
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特急「成田エクスプレス」の延長運行が休止。
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
Operations were outsourced.
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業務委託化。
The automatic ticket gates at the west entrance were changed to simplified Suica ticket gates.
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西口改札の自動改札機が簡易Suica改札機に変更。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What train lines connect at Kita-Kamakura Station?
Kita-Kamakura Station is served by Yokosuka Line.