Nishi-Ogikubo Station
Nishi Ogikubo is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsIt is said that Hidetarō Uchida, the mayor of Igusa Village, which was located in this area at the time, launched a campaign to attract the railway.
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当時この地にあった井荻村村長である、内田秀五郎が誘致運動を起こしたと言われる。
It opened as a station of the Ministry of Railways.
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鉄道省の駅として開設。
Japanese National Railways was established.
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日本国有鉄道発足。
It was elevated.
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高架化される。
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
Quadrupling.
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複々線化。
The Chuo-Sobu Line (all-stations train) and the through train on the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (Eidan) Tozai Line were extended from Ogikubo to Mitaka, and began stopping at this station.
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中央・総武線（各駅停車）および営団地下鉄東西線直通電車が荻窪から三鷹まで延長され、当駅にも停車するようになる。
An escalator was installed on the rapid line platform.
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快速線ホームにエスカレーターを設置。
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。
In addition to the existing Sundays and holidays, Saturdays also become rapid transit 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。
Escalators were installed on the local line platforms, which already had them on the rapid line platforms.
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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）。
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。
Work began to extend the Chuo Line rapid service platform on the Shinjuku side to accommodate the introduction of Green cars.
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中央線快速ホーム新宿方で、グリーン車導入に伴うホームの延長工事が開始される。
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
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。
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.
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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）。
The use of smart home doors began on platforms 3 and 4 for the Chuo Line Rapid Service.
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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 。
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What train lines connect at Nishi-Ogikubo Station?
Nishi-Ogikubo Station is served by Chūō Line (Rapid), Chūō–Sōbu Line (Local).