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13 Events
1932
5月20日
The station opened as Yakawa Stop on the Nambu Railway with local resident donations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
地元住民の寄付により南武鉄道の矢川停留場として開設。
1944
4月1日
The Nambu Railway was nationalized and became a station on the Ministry of Railways line, and although it was considered for abolition at the time of purchase, local opposition led to its upgrade to Yakawa Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
南武鉄道が国有化、運輸通信省南武線の駅となる。買収の段階で廃止が検討されたが地元の反対があったため矢川駅へ昇格した。
1965
The station building was rebuilt as an elevated station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
橋上駅舎に改築。
1966
3月25日
The section between Tanbo Station and Nishi-Kokuritsu Station was doubled-tracked.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
谷保駅 - 西国立駅間が複線化。
1974
A new north entrance staircase was installed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
北口階段新設。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Machine translation — show Japanese original
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。
1994
2月16日
Automatic ticket gates were installed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
自動改札機を設置。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2011
3月20日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
みどりの窓口の営業終了。
2011
3月21日
The new station building began operation, with elevators and escalators also starting operation at the same time.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
新駅舎使用開始。これに伴いエレベーターとエスカレーターも使用開始。
2011
11月23日
The new north entrance staircase began operation and the temporary staircase was closed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
北口新階段使用開始。仮設階段使用停止。
2015
3月14日
The station becomes a passing point for rapid services with the start of rapid operations over the entire Nanbu Line.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
南武線全区間での快速運転開始に伴い、快速の通過駅となる。
2024
11月5日
The use of Smart Home Door was started.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
スマートホームドアの使用を開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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西国立 · 立川
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