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65 Events
1884
5月1日
The station opened as a Nippon Railway station with the simultaneous opening of the Shinmachi - Takasaki section.
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日本鉄道の駅として、新町 - 高崎間開通と同時に開業。
1884
8月20日
The Nippon Railway line was extended to and opened as far as Maebashi Station.
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日本鉄道線が前橋駅間まで開通。
1885
10月15日
The government railway, now the Shin'etsu Main Line, was extended to Yokogawa Station.
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官設鉄道（現在の信越本線）が横川駅まで開通。
1897
5月10日
The Ueno Railway Line, now the Jōshin Electric Railway Jōshin Line, was extended to Fukushima Station, now Kōshū Fukushi Station.
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上野鉄道線（現在の上信電鉄上信線）が福島駅（現在の上州福島駅）まで開通。
1900
The station building was rebuilt into its second generation.
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二代目駅舎に改築。
1906
11月1日
Nippon Railway was nationalized.
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日本鉄道が国有化。
1917
7月6日
The third-generation station building was completed.
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三代目駅舎改築竣工。
1928
It is designated as a lost and found station.
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遺失物取卸駅に指定される。
1930
5月23日
The 3rd platform (now platforms 5 and 6) was added.
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第3ホーム（現5・6番線）を増設。
1934
11月13日
A special large-scale military exercise was held within Gunma Prefecture, and the Imperial train carrying the Showa Emperor arrived and departed between this month and the 17th.
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群馬県内で陸軍特別大演習。昭和天皇の乗車のお召し列車が同月17日にかけて発着。
1935
10月6日
The north overpass bridge was expanded.
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北跨線橋増築。
1946
3月25日
The Emperor Showa's visit to Gunma Prefecture, during which an imperial train ran between Harajuku Station and Takasaki Station.
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昭和天皇の群馬県行幸（昭和天皇の戦後巡幸）。原宿駅 - 高崎駅間でお召し列車が運行。
1946
11月18日
The east exit began operating.
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東口営業開始。
1965
10月1日
The Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket office was established.
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みどりの窓口を設置。
1966
2月3日
The 3rd platform was extended 30 meters towards the Ueno direction.
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第3ホームを上野方面に30メートル延伸。
1966
8月20日
The Nakairi crossing in Asahi Town became an underground crossing and a cargo container base was completed at the east exit's 6th platform.
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旭町の中居里踏切が立体地下道になる。東口6番線に貨物コンテナ基地が完成。
1966
12月28日
Jōshin Electric Railway began using its newly constructed platform.
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上信電鉄新設ホーム使用開始。
1968
9月6日
The 4th platform, now platforms 7 and 8, was newly established.
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第4ホーム（現7・8番線）を新設。
1970
10月1日
The Travel Center opened.
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旅行センターオープン。
1971
4月1日
A new Ekiren rental car service was established.
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駅レンタカー新設。
1973
3月25日
Coin lockers were installed.
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コインロッカーを設置。
1973
11月21日
The dedicated line for the Monopoly Bureau within the premises was abolished.
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構内の専売局専用線が廃止される。
1975
9月30日
The high-speed dedicated line for Takasaki Paper within the premises was abolished.
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構内の高崎製紙専用線が廃止される。
1976
2月14日
The first platform was paved and the track was laid.
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1番線舗装、軌道を敷設。
1976
11月
The Joetsu Shinkansen construction commenced.
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上越新幹線工事着工。
1978
7月17日
Temporary platform 8 was brought into use.
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仮8番線使用を開始。
1980
3月1日
Construction began on the new Central Overpass.
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中央跨線橋の新設工事着工。
1980
8月1日
The improvement construction of the west entrance station square commenced.
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西口駅前広場の改良工事着工。
1980
9月16日
Construction of the provisional station building commenced.
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仮駅舎建設工事着工。
1980
11月18日
The construction of the station building commenced.
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駅ビル新築工事着工。
1980
11月29日
Operations were relocated to the temporary station house.
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業務を仮駅本屋へ移転。
1980
12月1日
The old station building (third-generation station) was demolished.
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旧本屋（三代目駅舎）を解体。
1981
2月25日
The 8th track began operation and the 9th track was newly established.
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8番線使用開始および9番線の新設。
1981
5月1日
The Chuo Overpass began operation.
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中央跨線橋、使用開始。
1981
10月21日
The dedicated lines for Nisshin and Nippon Seifun within the premises were abolished, and the handling of general cargo was completely discontinued.
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構内の日清・日本製粉の専用線が廃止され、一般貨物の取り扱いが全廃される。
1982
3月1日
The new station building was completed.
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新駅舎完成。
1982
4月14日
The station building Takasaki Montreuil opened.
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駅ビル高崎モントレーオープン。
1982
11月15日
The Jōetsu Shinkansen opened, and the Minami Overpass became a free passage.
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上越新幹線が開業。南跨線橋が自由通路となる。
1983
10月5日
A unveiling ceremony for the ceramic plate wall painting "Daruma's Poem" was held at the west plaza.
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西口広場で陶板壁画「だるまの詩」の払拭会。
1985
4月14日
A directly managed café called Voiture, utilizing a passenger car, opened on the south side of the east-west free passage at the west exit.
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西口の東西自由通路南側に客車を利用した高鉄局直営の喫茶店「ヴォワチュール」開店。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the Japanese National Railways stations became stations of JR East and JR Freight.
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国鉄分割民営化により、国鉄の駅はJR東日本とJR貨物の駅となる。
1994
12月3日
Freight train services were abolished, and thereafter, the only freight trains arriving and departing were for Class-1 freight forwarding to and from Joshin Electric Railway.
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貨物列車の設定が廃止。これ以降の貨物列車の発着は、上信電鉄向けの甲種輸送のみとなっている。
1995
12月14日
Automatic ticket gates were installed at the conventional line ticket gates and began operation.
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在来線改札口に自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
1997
10月1日
The Nagano Shinkansen opened.
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長野新幹線が開業。
1998
12月16日
Automatic ticket gates were installed at Shinkansen ticket gates and began operation.
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新幹線改札口に自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use on JR East lines, excluding the Shin'etsu Main Line.
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JR東日本でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる（信越本線以外）。
2001
12月1日
The Shonan-Shinjuku Line began operation.
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湘南新宿ライン運行開始。
2003
10月12日
The Jōetsu Shinkansen allows the use of Suica FREX commuter passes and Suica FREX Pal commuter passes, but only for trips towards Tokyo.
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上越新幹線でSuica FREX定期券およびSuica FREXパル定期券の利用が可能となる（東京方面のみ）。
2004
10月16日
Platform 1 ceased handling passengers.
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1番線の客扱い廃止。
2005
In winter, the Station Renaissance at Takasaki Station was completed.
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冬：高崎駅ステーションルネッサンス完成。
2005
In autumn, E'site opened on the east side of Takasaki Station.
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秋：高崎駅東側にE’siteがオープン。
2005
7月3日
The ticket gates at two locations were consolidated into one, and the number of Midori-no-Madoguchi ticket windows was reduced to one, with the discontinuation of joint transport operations with Ushinotsukei Railway.
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東西2箇所の改札口が1箇所に統合。それに伴いみどりの窓口が1箇所になり、上信電鉄との連絡運輸が廃止。
2005
9月25日
A new Shinkansen direct ticket gate was installed.
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新幹線直通改札口新設。
2008
3月15日
The Mobile Suica limited express ticket service began.
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モバイルSuica特急券のサービス開始。
2009
3月
A pedestrian deck connecting the east exit and Takasaki Tower 21 was completed.
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東口と高崎タワー21を結ぶペデストリアンデッキが完成。
2009
3月14日
IC card "Suica" became available on the Shin'etsu Main Line, and Suica FREX commuter passes and Suica FREX Pal commuter passes became available for use as far as Annaka-Haruna Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and Jōmō-Kōgen Station on the Jōetsu Shinkansen.
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信越本線でICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。北陸新幹線 安中榛名駅および上越新幹線 上毛高原駅までSuica FREX定期券およびSuica FREXパル定期券の利用が可能となる。
2010
10月12日
Suica-exclusive ticket gates were installed.
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Suica専用改札設置。
2010
12月12日
The reconstruction of the east entrance station building and the pedestrian deck in front of the station building were completed, and the expansion of E'site was also completed, with its name changed to E'site Takasaki.
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東口駅舎の改築と駅舎前のペデストリアンデッキの工事が完了。E’siteの拡張も完了し名称を「E’site高崎」に変更。
2012
3月1日
A new entrance and exit exclusively for the Jōshin Electric Railway was established at the west entrance rotary, and the connecting stairs and escalators from the concourse were abolished.
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上信電鉄専用の出入り口が西口ロータリーに新設された。それに伴い、コンコースからの連絡階段・エスカレーターが廃止された。
2015
3月14日
The opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen (Nagano - Kanazawa section) resulted in the former Nagano Shinkansen being renamed the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
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北陸新幹線（長野 - 金沢間）の開業により、それまでの長野新幹線は北陸新幹線と改称される。
2018
4月1日
The Touch de Go! New Shinkansen service was launched.
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タッチでGo!新幹線のサービスを開始。
2020
3月14日
The Shinkansen e-ticket service began.
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新幹線eチケットサービス開始。
2020
3月19日
The booth-type "STATION BOOTH" of the station-in-office "STATION WORK" opened within "E'site Takasaki".
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「E’site高崎」内に駅ナカシェアオフィス「STATION WORK」のブース型「STATION BOOTH」が開業。
2020
3月31日
The View Plaza ended operations.
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びゅうプラザが営業終了。
2020
7月3日
An arranged version of Tsutomu Hirasawa's song was introduced as a departure melody on the Shinkansen platform.
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新幹線ホームに布袋寅泰の楽曲をアレンジした発車メロディ（後述）を導入。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
さらば青春の光
歌手・バンド・グループの楽曲
高崎市出身の布袋寅泰の楽曲。
Great Messenger
歌手・バンド・グループの楽曲
高崎市出身の布袋寅泰の楽曲。
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (RYŌMŌ LINE)
2・4
主に高崎線からの直通列車（前橋行き）が使用
7
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大宮 · 東京 · 新宿
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2・4
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大宮 · 東京 · 新宿
7
上り
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5 min
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5 min
Moderate
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7
上り
↕ Platform 7 serves this line
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Transit
2 min
Easy
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5 min
Moderate
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