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33 Events
1880
7月15日
The station opened as Baba Station (initially) when the government railway was extended from Ōtsu (the first, now Hamaōtsu Station) to this station to Ōtani, and began handling passengers and freight.
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官設鉄道の大津（初代、後の浜大津駅）- 当駅 - 大谷間延伸時に馬場駅（初代）として開業。旅客・貨物の取り扱いを開始。
1889
7月1日
The section between Sekigahara and the current station opened, completing the entire line from Shinbashi to Kobe, and the section from Otsu to the current station became a branch line, with passenger services discontinued and becoming a freight branch line.
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関ケ原 - 当駅間が開業し、新橋 - 神戸間が全通。大津 - 当駅間は支線となり、旅客営業を廃止して貨物支線となる。
1895
4月1日
The line name was established and it became part of the Tokaido Line.
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線路名称制定。東海道線の所属となる。
1898
8月1日
Passenger services were reopened between this station and Otsu.
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当駅 - 大津間の旅客営業再開。
1909
10月12日
The line names were revised, with the section including this station from Shinbashi to Kobe becoming the Tokaido Main Line and the section from this station to Otsu becoming the Otsu Line.
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線路名称改定。当駅を含む新橋 - 神戸間が東海道本線、当駅 - 大津間が大津線となる。
1913
3月1日
The Ōtsu Line's passenger operations were abolished and it was incorporated into the Tōkaidō Main Line, becoming a freight branch line.
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大津線の旅客営業が廃止され東海道本線に編入、貨物支線となる。
1913
6月1日
It was renamed Ōtsu Station (2nd), at the same time the original Ōtsu Station was renamed Ham Ōtsu Station.
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大津駅（2代目）に改称。同時に大津駅（初代）は浜大津駅に改称されている。
1921
The section of the Tōkaidō Main Line between this station and Inari was abolished.
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東海道本線当駅 - 稲荷間廃止。
1921
8月1日
The route change of the Ministry of Railways line on the Tōkaidō Main Line and Nara Line resulted in the following changes.
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鉄道省東海道本線・奈良線ルート変更により次のように変更。
1932
Ōtsu Station (2nd generation) was renamed Baba Station, and it ceased passenger operations to become a freight station.
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大津駅（2代目）を馬場駅に改称。旅客営業を廃止し貨物駅となる。
1932
The third-generation Otsu Station, the current station, opened on the new line between Baba and Kyoto, handling only passengers, luggage, and small freight.
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馬場 - 京都間の新線上に大津駅（3代目、現駅）を開業。旅客・手荷物・小荷物に限り取り扱う。
1934
9月15日
The station was renamed Zeze Station and reopened to passenger service.
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膳所駅に改称して旅客営業再開。
1947
1月25日
The Jōwan Railway began operating into the station, sharing the freight branch line facilities between the station and Hamaōtsu.
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当駅 - 浜大津間の貨物支線の設備を共用する形で、江若鉄道が当駅に乗り入れ開始。
1965
7月10日
The Kowaka Railway's operation was discontinued.
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江若鉄道の乗り入れ廃止。
1968
6月27日
A collision accident between two freight trains occurred within the same station premises.
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同駅構内にて貨物列車同士の衝突事故が発生する。
1969
11月1日
The freight branch line between this station and Hamaōtsu was abolished.
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当駅- 浜大津間の貨物支線廃止。
1970
3月9日
With the completion of quadruple-tracking between Kusatsu Station and Kyoto Station, the platforms were expanded from 1 island platform with 2 tracks to 2 island platforms with 4 tracks.
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草津駅 - 京都駅間の複々線化完成に伴い、ホームを増設し、1面2線を2面4線に拡張。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
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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）・日本貨物鉄道（JR貨物）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7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。
2002
7月29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。
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。
2005
3月1日
Freight train service is abolished.
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貨物列車の設定が無くなる。
2007
3月18日
The automatic station broadcasts were updated.
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駅自動放送を更新。
2013
3月27日
A safety prayer ceremony for the Zeze Station area redevelopment project is held.
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膳所駅周辺整備事業安全祈願祭が行われる。
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、接近メロディ導入。
2015
10月3日
Elevators and escalators began operation.
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エレベーター、エスカレーターが使用を開始。
2017
3月18日
The construction of the stairs on the Kusatsu side was completed and their use began, resulting in the cessation of use of the stairs on the Kyoto side.
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草津側の階段の工事が完了し使用を開始。これにより、京都側の階段は使用停止。
2017
6月24日
The elevated station building and the north-south free passage began operation, and the south exit was opened.
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橋上駅舎および南北自由通路が使用を開始。南口開設。
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。
2020
6月26日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2020
6月27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。
2020
12月1日
The station becomes a commissioned station operated by JR West Japan Transportation Service Co., Ltd.
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株式会社JR西日本交通サービスによる業務委託駅となる。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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