高円寺
Koenji Station
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1922
7月15日
It opened as a station of the Ministry of Railways and is a passenger station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
鉄道省の駅として開設。旅客駅。
1945
5月25日
The station building was destroyed due to damage from the Great Tokyo Air Raid and was later temporarily restored.
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東京大空襲による被害で駅舎焼失。その後応急復旧する。
1949
6月1日
Japanese National Railways was established.
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日本国有鉄道発足。
1952
12月29日
The temporarily restored station building was completely rebuilt as Minkan Station.
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応急復旧した駅舎を民衆駅として全面改築する。
1962
4月16日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
1964
9月20日
Only the double track is elevated.
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複線のみ高架化する。
1964
12月16日
The south entrance was relocated to a temporary station building.
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南口が仮駅舎に移転。
1965
1月15日
The north exit was closed due to elevated railway construction work.
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高架化工事に伴い北口を閉鎖。
1966
4月3日
The elevated quadruple-tracking work was completed.
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高架複々線化工事が完了する。
1966
4月28日
The Chuo-Sobu Line (all-stations train) was extended from Nakano to Ogikubo, and through services with the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan) Tozai Line began.
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中央・総武線（各駅停車）が中野から荻窪まで延長するとともに、営団東西線との乗入開始。
1975
9月29日
An escalator was installed on the rapid line platform.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
快速線ホームにエスカレーターを設置。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1992
1月21日
Automatic ticket gates were installed and began operation.
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自動改札機設置、使用開始。
1994
12月3日
In addition to the usual Sunday and holiday closures, Saturdays are also express passes.
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従来の日曜祝休日に加え、土曜も快速通過となる。
1995
6月20日
Elevators were installed on the local line platforms, with elevators having already been installed on the rapid line platforms beforehand.
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頃：緩行線ホームにエスカレーターを設置（これ以前に快速線ホームにはエスカレーターが設置済み）。
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。
2004
8月1日
The use of a departure melody based on an arrangement of the Awa Odori accompaniment began on the local line platform, but only during August.
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緩行線ホームで阿波踊りの囃子をアレンジした発車メロディの使用を開始（8月中のみ）。
2016
8月1日
The use of the Awa Odori departure melody on the local line platforms was made year-round.
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緩行線ホームの阿波踊りの発車メロディの使用を通年化。
2022
3月18日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2025
10月1日
The Ekinet Q-Chike service was started.
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えきねっとQチケのサービスを開始。
2026
Within the fiscal year, the use of slit-frame platform doors on the platforms for tracks 1 and 2 (Chuo and Sobu local lines) is scheduled to begin.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
年度内：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）。
2026
6月15日
The use of smart home doors began on platforms 3 and 4 for the Chuo Line Rapid Service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
3・4番線（中央線快速）ホームでスマートホームドアの使用を開始 。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
東京高円寺阿波おどり
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ LINE (RAPID))
3
Down
三鷹 · 立川 · 高尾
4
Up
中野 · 新宿 · 東京
↕ Platforms 3, 4 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
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Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
PLATFORM LAYOUT (CHŪŌ–SŌBU LINE (LOCAL))
1
Down
三鷹
2
Up
新宿 · 千葉 · 15px|T 東京メトロ東西線
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Chūō Line (Rapid)
JR-East
2 min
Easy
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What train lines connect at Koenji Station?
Koenji Station is served by Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local).