Otsuka-ekimae Station
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History, melodies, surroundingsThe station opened as a station on Nippon Railway's Yamanote Line and also began handling freight operations as a general station.
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日本鉄道山手線の駅として開業。貨物営業も開始(一般駅)。
It was nationalized under the Railway Nationalization Act.
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鉄道国有法により国有化。
The initial operating segment was the Takinogawa Line, and the segment opened in 1925 became the Waseda Line, but these were later consolidated into the Arakawa Line.
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開業区間が滝野川線、1925年開業区間が早稲田線となったが、これらは後に荒川線に統合されている。
The station opened as Ōtsuka Stop when the Ōji Electric Tramway line from Asukayama-ue to Ōtsuka began operating.
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王子電気軌道飛鳥山上(現・飛鳥山) - 大塚間開業時に大塚停留場として開業。
Otsuka-eki-mae stop opened with the extension of the Tokyo City Tram (now the Tokyo Toei Streetcar) Otsuka Line, and was soon renamed Otsuka-ekimae stop.
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東京市電(現・東京都電車)大塚線の延伸に伴い大塚停車場前停留場が開業。まもなく大塚駅前停留場に改称。
Ōji Electric Tramway opened the Ōtsuka-eki-mae - Kishibojin-mae section and established Ōtsuka-eki-mae stop.
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王子電気軌道が大塚駅前 - 鬼子母神前を開業し、大塚駅前停留場が設置される。
Ōji Electric Tramway's Ōtsuka stop and Ōtsuka-eki-mae stop were consolidated, and the north and south lines were connected, with through services beginning.
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王子電気軌道の大塚停留場と大塚駅前停留場が統合、南北2線が連絡され直通開始。
Ōji Electric Tramway was acquired by the city of Tokyo and incorporated into the Tokyo City Streetcar system.
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王子電気軌道が東京市に買収され、東京市電に組み込まれる。
The Wartime regime led to the suspension of operations on the Takinogawa Line and the Waseda Line.
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戦時体制により滝野川線・早稲田線の営業を休止。
The Takinogawa Line and Waseda Line resumed operation.
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滝野川線・早稲田線の営業を再開。
The Ōtsuka Line was abolished.
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大塚線が廃止。
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物の取扱が廃止。
Cargo handling was abolished.
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荷物扱いを廃止。
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 at the north exit and began operation.
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北口に自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
Automatic ticket gates were installed at the south entrance and began operation.
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南口に自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
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 IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
The North-South Free Passage began operation.
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南北自由通路が使用を開始。
Platform doors began to be used.
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ホームドアの使用を開始。
The commercial facility Atre Vie Otsuka opened for business.
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商業施設「アトレヴィ大塚」が開業。
Operations were outsourced.
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業務委託化。
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。
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