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1891
6月16日
A new section was opened between Ōmi-Hachiman Station (currently Ōmi-Hachiman Station) and Kusatsu Station on the government railway, and passenger and freight services began.
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官設鉄道の八幡駅（2024年現在の近江八幡駅） - 草津駅間に新設開業。旅客・貨物の取り扱いを開始。
1895
4月1日
The line name was established and it became part of the Tōkaidō Line, later known as the Tōkaidō Main Line from 1909.
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線路名称制定。東海道線（1909年より東海道本線）の所属となる。
1966
9月1日
The Takuishi Electric Car Depot Nosu Outpost was opened and the Nosu Electric Storage Line began to be used, with a capacity of 5 lines and 67 cars.
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高槻電車区野洲派出所開設、野洲電留線使用開始（収容能力5線67両）。
1970
3月1日
The Yasu Electric Car Depot was completed, with an 18-track electrified rail yard.
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野洲電車区竣工（電留線18本）。
1972
2月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1972
3月15日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
1973
1月
The station building was rebuilt, with the second-generation building being elevated above the tracks.
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駅舎改築（2代目、橋上駅舎化）。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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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.
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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11日
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into service.
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自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
2003
11月1日
The IC card "ICOCA" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「ICOCA」の利用が可能となる。
2006
10月1日
The JR Kyoto and Kobe Line introduced an operating management system.
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JR京都・神戸線運行管理システム導入。
2007
3月18日
The automatic station broadcasts were updated.
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駅自動放送を更新。
2009
3月14日
The canopies of platforms 2 and 3 were extended in conjunction with a timetable revision.
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ダイヤ改正に合わせて、2・3番のりばの上屋を延長。
2015
3月12日
Introduction of approaching melodies accompanied the revision of the entry warning sound.
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入線警告音の見直しに伴い、接近メロディを導入。
2018
3月17日
Station numbering was introduced and its use began.
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駅ナンバリングが導入され、使用を開始する。
2018
11月1日
The Yasu Station north exit station square development project was completed.
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野洲駅北口駅前広場整備事業が完成する。
2021
3月13日
Some limited express Haruka trains, which run only in the morning and evening between Maibara Station, start and terminate at this station.
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特急「はるか」の一部列車（米原駅発着、朝晩のみ運行）が当駅発着となる。
2021
11月20日
The Midori no Ticket Vending Machine Plus was introduced.
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みどりの券売機プラスを導入。
2021
11月30日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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