Ebina Station


Ebina Station is a railway station in the city of Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company, Odakyu Electric Railway, and Sagami Railway.

Lines

Ebina Station is served by the following lines.
The station is 43.5 km from the Odakyu terminus at Shinjuku Station, 15.9 km from the Sagami Line terminus at Chigasaki Station, and 24.6 km from the Sotetsu terminus at Yokohama Station.

Station layout

Sōtetsu

The Sōtetsu Main Line station has a bay platform, serving two tracks.

JR East

The JR Sagami Line station has a single island platform, serving two tracks.

Odakyu

The Odakyu Odawara Line station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

History

Ebina Station was opened on November 25, 1941 as the terminal station of the Jinchū Railroad, now Sagami Railway). The Odakyu Line Ebina-Kokubun Station, which had been in operation since 1927, was shifted 400 meters on April 1, 1943, for joint operation of Ebina Station. From December 1971, Ebina became one of the chief rail yards of the Odakyu line. On December 21, 1973, a new station was opened, located approximately 400 meters from the old station in the direction of Odawara. From March 21, 1987, the Sagami Line began operations to Ebina, less than a month before the dissolution and privatization of the Japanese National Railways and formation of the East Japan Railway Company.
The Odakyu Ebina Station has a unique platform jingle that plays when trains are arriving. The melody is from the song Sakura by the Japanese pop band, Ikimonogakari. The Odawara bound platforms 1 and 2 play the intro to the song while the Shinjuku / Chiyoda Line bound platforms 3 and 4 play a short portion from the middle of the song.