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14 Events
1969
8月12日
It opened as a Japanese National Railways (JNR) station, with only passenger operations, preceding the quadrupling of the Tōkaidō Main Line between Kusatsu Station and Kyoto Station, on the new Kusatsu Station - Ishiyama Station segment.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東海道本線の草津駅 - 京都駅間の複々線化に先駆け、日本国有鉄道（国鉄）の駅として、草津駅 - 石山駅間に新設開業。旅客営業のみ。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
国鉄分割民営化により、西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）の駅となる。
1988
3月13日
The line nickname "Biwako Line" started being used due to the establishment of line nicknames.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
路線愛称の制定により、「琵琶湖線」の愛称を使用開始。
1998
3月7日
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into service.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
2002
7月29日
The JR Kyoto and Kobe Line introduced an operating management system.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
JR京都・神戸線運行管理システム導入。
2003
3月15日
Elevators and escalators began operation.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
エレベーター、エスカレーターが使用を開始。
2003
11月1日
The IC card "ICOCA" becomes available for use.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ICカード「ICOCA」の利用が可能となる。
2007
3月18日
The automatic station broadcasts were updated.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
駅自動放送を更新。
2015
3月12日
Introduction of approaching melodies accompanied the revision of the entry warning sound.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
入線警告音の見直しに伴い、接近メロディ導入。
2017
7月26日
An accident occurred near the station where the overhead wire was broken.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
当駅付近で架線が断線する事故が発生。
2018
3月17日
Station numbering was introduced and its use began.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
駅ナンバリングが導入され、使用を開始する。
2020
6月26日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2020
6月27日
The Midori no Ticket Vending Machine Plus was introduced.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
みどりの券売機プラスを導入。
2020
12月1日
The station becomes a commissioned station operated by JR West Japan Transportation Service Co., Ltd.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
株式会社JR西日本交通サービスによる業務委託駅となる。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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