横川駅 (群馬県)
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1885
10月15日
The station was opened with the opening of the government railway Yokogawa Line between Takasaki Station and this station.
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官設鉄道横川線として、高崎駅 - 当駅間が開業したことに伴い、開設。
1888
9月5日
The section between the present station and Karuizawa Station on the Usui Horsecar Railway opened.
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碓氷馬車鉄道の当駅 - 軽井沢駅間が開通。
1893
4月1日
The government railway Nakasendō Line was extended and opened between this station and Karuizawa Station, with the section over Usui Pass initially using the Abt system rack rail, and the Usui Horse-Drawn Railway was abolished.
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官設鉄道中山道線として、当駅 - 軽井沢駅間（碓氷峠区間）が延伸開業。延伸区間では当初アプト式ラックレールが採用された。碓氷馬車鉄道が廃止。
1901
4月
The section between the current station and Maruyama Signal Box on the Nakasendō Line was doubled tracked.
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中山道線 当駅 - 丸山信号所間が複線化。
1909
10月12日
With the designation of national railway line names, the section including this station between Takasaki Station and Niigata Station was named the Shin'etsu Line.
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国有鉄道線路名称制定に伴い、当駅を含む高崎駅 - 新潟駅間が信越線（しんえつせん）と命名される。
1912
5月11日
The Shin'etsu Line section between the current station and Karuizawa Station was electrified with a 600V direct current third rail system, becoming Japan's first main line electrification.
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信越線 当駅 - 軽井沢駅間が電化（直流600V・第三軌条方式）。日本初の幹線電化。
1914
6月1日
The section of the Shin'etsu Line including this station between Takasaki Station and Niigata Station was renamed the Shin'etsu Main Line.
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当駅を含む信越線 高崎駅 - 新潟駅間が信越本線（しんえつほんせん）に改称。
1949
6月1日
It was inherited by Japanese National Railways (JNR) with the enforcement of the Japanese National Railways law.
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日本国有鉄道法施行に伴い、日本国有鉄道（国鉄）に継承。
1962
7月15日
The Shin'etsu Main Line between Takasaki Station and this station was electrified (direct current 1,500V, overhead wire method).
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信越本線 高崎駅 - 当駅間が電化（直流1,500V・架空電車線方式）。
1963
7月15日
The section between the current station and Karuizawa Station on the Shin'etsu Main Line was switched to a new line with a regenerative braking system using EF63 double-heading, and the electrification voltage was increased from 600V DC to 1500V DC, with the electrification method changed from a third rail system to an overhead wire system, initially using both the old line and the new line as single tracks.
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信越本線 当駅 - 軽井沢駅間がEF63重連を補機とする新線（粘着式）に切替。同時に電圧を直流600Vから直流1,500Vに昇圧し、電化方式を第三軌条方式から架空電車線方式に変更。当初は旧線（アプト式）と新線（粘着式）をそれぞれ単線で併用。
1963
9月30日
The old line (Abt system) between the current station and Karuizawa Station on the Shin'etsu Main Line was abolished and completely switched to the new line (adhesion system).
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信越本線 当駅 - 軽井沢駅間の旧線（アプト式）が廃止され、新線（粘着式）に完全切替。
1965
6月29日
The Shin'etsu Main Line was double-tracked between Matsuida Station and the current station.
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信越本線 松井田駅 - 当駅間が複線化。
1966
7月2日
With the duplication of the Shin'etsu Main Line between Maruyama Signal Field and Yagasaki Signal Field, which reused a portion of the old line, and the abolition of both signal fields on the same day, the section between this station and Karuizawa Station was fully duplicated.
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信越本線 丸山信号場 - 矢ヶ崎信号場間の複線化（旧線の一部を改修して転用。両信号場は同日廃止）に伴い、当駅 - 軽井沢駅間が完全に複線化。
1982
4月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1984
2月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it becomes a JR East station.
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、JR東日本の駅となる。
1997
It was selected for the 100 Best Stations in the Kanto region.
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関東の駅百選に選定。
1997
10月1日
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Takasaki Station and Nagano Station, the section of the Shin'etsu Main Line between the station and Karuizawa Station was abolished, making it a terminal station once again.
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北陸新幹線 高崎駅 - 長野駅間の開通に伴い、信越本線 当駅 - 軽井沢駅間が廃止され、再び終着駅となる。
2006
3月9日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended and the Moshi Moshi Ticket Vending Machine Kaeru-kun was installed.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了し、「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」設置。
2006
3月21日
Automatic ticket gate operations began.
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自動改札機稼働開始。
2009
3月14日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use and the line is incorporated into the Tokyo suburban area.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。東京近郊区間に組み込まれる。
2012
2月9日
The Moshi Moshi Ticket Vending Machine Kaeru-kun service has ended operations.
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「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」営業終了。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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