新所沢駅

Shin-Tokorozawa Station

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1938 6月21日

The station opened as Tokorozawa Airfield Station, located near the present-day Tokorozawa City Migawa-cho, near the East River overpass.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

所沢飛行場前駅として開業(現:所沢市御幸町、東川のガード付近)。

1940 12月1日

The station was renamed Tokorozawa-Gokōmachi Station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

所沢御幸町駅に改称。

1951 6月11日

The station was relocated 1.4 km north of Kiyoshi-cho Station in Tokorozawa to transport military supplies to the US military base and Kita-Tokorozawa Station was opened at its current location.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

米軍基地へ軍事物資を貨物輸送するため、所沢御幸町駅を1.4km北へ移設し北所沢駅を開業(ほぼ現在の場所)。

1959 2月1日

It was renamed Shin-sōka Station.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

新所沢駅に改称。

1960 6月16日

The goddess fountain statue in the west entrance rotary was completed.

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西口ロータリーの女神噴水像完成。

1962

The elevated station building was completed, becoming the first elevated station building for Seibu Railway.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

橋上駅舎完成。西武鉄道初の橋上駅舎となる。

1967 10月27日

Dual-track operation began between Tokorozawa and this station.

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所沢 - 当駅間複線運転開始。

1969 9月26日

Double-track operation began between this station and Iriso.

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当駅 - 入曽間複線運転開始。

1994 5月

Work began on rebuilding the station building and platforms.

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駅舎・ホーム改築工事開始。

1996 12月

The station platform expansion work from 1 island platform with 2 tracks to 2 island platforms with 4 tracks was completed, enabling overtaking and passing.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

駅ホームを1面2線から2面4線へ拡張する工事が完成し、追越・待避が可能になる。

1998 3月26日

Rapid express services began operating, with the station becoming a stop.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

快速急行運行開始。停車駅となる。

2000 11月6日

The crossing on the side of Kōkū Kōen Station was elevated and opened as the Shin-Tokorozawa Overpass.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

航空公園駅側の踏切が立体交差化し、「新所沢跨道橋」として開通。

2003 3月12日

With the timetable revision, direct train service from this station to Kokubunji on the Kokubunji Line began operation.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

ダイヤ改正で当駅始発の国分寺線国分寺への直通列車の運行を開始。

2005 9月28日

A waiting room was installed on the down platform.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

下りホームに待合室を設置。

2008 5月13日

The station name signs were updated.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

駅名標を更新する。

2012 11月5日

On November 11, the limited express Red Arrow stopped to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Seibu Railway.

Machine translation — show Japanese original

11月11日 - 西武鉄道創立100周年を記念して特急レッドアロー号が停車。

Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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