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37 Events
1926
Hakone Tochi created the station to attract a university (Tokyo University of Commerce, now Hitotsubashi University) and residents, and then transferred it to the Ministry of Railways.
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大学（東京商科大学→一橋大学）や住民の誘致のために箱根土地が駅を作り、鉄道省へ譲渡した。
1926
The station building was designed by Makoto Kanō, who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright during the construction of the new Imperial Hotel building, and the construction work was carried out by Shimizu Corporation.
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駅舎の設計は、帝国ホテル新館建設時にフランク・ロイド・ライトに師事した河野傳が行い、清水建設が工事を担当した。
1926
3月1日
The Ministry of Railways line's Tanbo Signal Station was established.
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鉄道省の谷保信号所として開設。
1926
4月1日
The station was elevated to Kunitachi Station and began handling passengers and freight.
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国立駅に昇格。旅客・貨物取扱開始。
1928
10月15日
The Chuo Line was double-tracked as far as this station.
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中央線が当駅まで複線化。
1929
3月1日
The Chuo Line was doubled-tracked as far as Tachikawa.
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中央線、立川まで複線化。
1929
3月5日
The Chuo Line was electrified and opened for service up to this station, with electric train operations commencing on the Ministry of Railways line, and extending to Tachikawa on June 16.
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中央線、当駅まで電化開通。電車（省線）運転開始。6月16日に立川まで開通。
1949
6月1日
Japanese National Railways was established.
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日本国有鉄道発足。
1951
The station's location, Yanoka Village, was to become Kokuritsu Town upon town formation, with the station name being changed to match the new town name.
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駅所在地の谷保村が町制施行にあたり、駅名から町名をとって国立町となる。
1959
7月15日
The north exit was opened, constructed at a cost of 8.6 million yen, which was fully borne by the local community through a petition.
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北口開設。請願によるもので、建設費860万円全額を地元が負担して建設された。
1962
10月25日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1964
10月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
1970
3月25日
Japanese National Railways began testing its first automatic ticket gate for regular commuters.
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国鉄では初めてとなる自動定期券改札装置の試用を開始。
1973
4月1日
The Musashino Line freight branch line was opened.
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武蔵野線貨物支線が開業。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of JNR, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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国鉄分割民営化により、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
1993
4月23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。
1998
It was selected for the Kanto's 100 Best Stations, with the selection reason being "a station that matches the cherry blossom trees in front of the station with a station building with a red triangular roof".
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関東の駅百選に選定。選定理由は「赤い三角屋根の駅舎が駅前の桜並木とマッチした駅」。
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。
2003
6月
Elevated railway construction work began.
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高架化工事開始。
2005
9月
The up platform was switched to a temporary line.
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上りホームを仮線に切り替え。
2006
10月8日
The old triangular-roofed station building was taken out of use and the down platform was switched to a temporary line.
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旧三角屋根駅舎の使用を終了。下りホームを仮線に切り替える。
2006
10月26日
The old triangular-roofed station building was designated as a Minami-Tachikawa City designated tangible cultural property.
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旧三角屋根駅舎が「国立市指定有形文化財」に指定される。
2009
1月11日
The down platform was switched to an elevated platform.
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下りホームを高架に切り替える。
2010
11月7日
The up platform was switched to an elevated platform.
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上りホームを高架に切り替える。
2011
10月8日
Track switching work within the station is carried out from after the last train to before the first train for 10 days.
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終電後から10日始発前まで構内線路切り替え工事が行われる。
2012
12月16日
The up main line, No. 3 track, was newly established.
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上り本線（3番線）が新設。
2013
1月13日
The north and south ticket gates were closed and consolidated into one location, and the use of the old north exit station building was terminated.
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南北改札口閉鎖し1ヶ所に統合。旧北口駅舎の使用終了。
2014
3月15日
It becomes a stop on the Musashino service.
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むさしの号の停車駅となる。
2014
5月1日
Operations were outsourced.
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業務委託化。
2015
2月1日
Early morning unmanned operation.
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早朝無人化。
2015
4月18日
The commercial facility "nonowa Kokuritsu EAST" opened.
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商業施設「nonowa国立EAST」が開業。
2016
4月24日
The commercial facility "nonowa Kokuritsu WEST" opened, and the nonowa-guchi ticket gate, which only accepts IC transit cards, began operating.
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商業施設「nonowa国立WEST」が開業。nonowa口改札（交通系ICカード専用）の供用を開始。
2020
4月6日
The restoration of the old triangular-roofed station building was completed and it opened as a hub for promoting the town's charm.
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旧三角屋根駅舎復原工事が終了し、「まちの魅力発信拠点」としてオープン。
2020
6月27日
The commercial facility "nonowa Kokuritsu EAST" was renovated.
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商業施設「nonowa国立EAST」がリニューアル。
2024
1月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2024
2月1日
Introduced ticket vending machines with voice guidance.
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話せる指定席券売機を導入。
2024
3月27日
The commercial facility "nonowa Kokuritsu SOUTH" opened at the south entrance.
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南口に商業施設「nonowa国立SOUTH」が開業。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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