Minami-Urawa Station
Minami Urawa is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsIt was established for the entry and exit of vehicles due to the long distance between Warabi Station and Urawa Station, at the same time as the construction of the Urawa Electric Railway Yard, a vehicle base for the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
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浦和市（当時）から請願があったこと、蕨駅と浦和駅との駅の間に京浜東北線の車両基地である浦和電車区（現・さいたま車両センター）が建設されたのと同時に、駅間距離が長いことから車両の入出庫のために設けられた。
The station opened as a Japanese National Railways (JNR) station and was constructed as an elevated station from the start.
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日本国有鉄道（国鉄）の駅として開業。当初より橋上駅として建設された。
The Musashino Line opened and platforms for the line were installed.
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武蔵野線の開業により、同線のホームを設置。
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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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。
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into use.
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自動改札機を設置し、使用を開始する。
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。
The Shimousa limited express service began operating on the Musashino Line, connecting Ōmiya Station and Minami-Funabashi.
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ダイヤ改正により武蔵野線で大宮駅と南船橋方面を結ぶしもうさ号が運転を開始。
At around 9:15 a.m., a female passenger fell into the gap between the Keihin-Tohoku Line platform and a train, and about 40 passengers on the platform and in the train, along with station staff, worked together to push and tilt the train's body to rescue her.
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午前9時15分頃、京浜東北線ホームと列車との隙間に女性客が転落。ホームや車内の乗客約40人が駅員と協力し、列車の車体を押して傾け、女性客を救出。その場に読売新聞の記者が居合わせ、この記事を写真付きで同日の夕刊に掲載。同年7月26日、読売はこの報道に「世界中から賞賛の声が寄せられている」と報じる。
An elevator connecting the ticket gate floor and the platforms for tracks 1 and 2 began operation.
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改札階と1・2番線ホームを連絡するエレベーターが使用を開始。
An elevator connecting the ticket gate floor and the platforms for tracks 3 and 4 began operation.
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改札階と3・4番線ホームを連絡するエレベーターが使用を開始。
An elevator connecting the ticket gate floor and the platforms for tracks 5 and 6 began operation, and at the same time, a staircase directly connecting the platforms for tracks 3 and 4 and track 6 also began operation.
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改札階と5・6番線ホームを連絡するエレベーターが使用を開始。同時に3・4番線ホームと6番線ホームを直結する連絡階段が使用を開始。
An elevator connecting the ticket gate floor and the west exit began operation.
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改札階と西口を連絡するエレベーターが使用を開始。
An elevator connecting the ticket gate floor and the East Exit began operation, completing barrier-free access.
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改札階と東口を連絡するエレベーターが使用を開始し、バリアフリー化が完了。
Platform door usage began on Platform 1 for the southbound Keihin-Tohoku Line.
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1番線（京浜東北線の南行）ホームにおいて、ホームドアの使用を開始。
Platform door usage began on Platform 4 (northbound Keihin-Tohoku Line).
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4番線（京浜東北線の北行）ホームにおいて、ホームドアの使用を開始。
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
Introduced ticket vending machines with voice guidance.
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話せる指定席券売機を導入。
The use of slit-frame platform doors began on the 2nd and 3rd platform lines, the central lines for the Keihin-Tohoku Line.
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2・3番線（京浜東北線の中線）ホームでスリットフレームホームドアの使用を開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What train lines connect at Minami-Urawa Station?
Minami-Urawa Station is served by Keihin–Tōhoku Line, Musashino Line.