Ebisu Station (Tokyo)

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Ebisu Station
恵比寿駅
EbisuStationStatue6464.jpg
Statue outside Ebisu station
Location
Prefecture Tokyo
(See other stations in Tokyo)
Ward Shibuya
Coordinates 35°38′48″N 139°42′36″E / 35.646643°N 139.710045°E / 35.646643; 139.710045Coordinates: 35°38′48″N 139°42′36″E / 35.646643°N 139.710045°E / 35.646643; 139.710045

Ebisu Station (恵比寿駅 Ebisu-eki?) is a railway station located in the Ebisu neighborhood of Tokyo's Shibuya ward. The train station is named after Yebisu Beer, which used to be brewed nearby. The beer, in turn, is named after the Japanese god of the same name.

Contents

[edit] Lines

Ebisu is served by the following lines:


[edit] JR station

JR East
Ebisu Station
恵比寿駅
Ebisu-Sta-East.JPG
JR station entrance, August 2008
Location
Neighborhood etc. 1 Ebisu Minami
(in Japanese) 東京都渋谷区恵比寿南1丁目
History
Year opened 1906
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Saikyō Line
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Yamanote Line
Statistics 137,826 passengers/day

[edit] Platform layout

Two island platforms serve four tracks.

1 Yamanote Line
(outer circle)
ShibuyaShinjukuIkebukuro
2 Yamanote Line
(inner circle)
ShinagawaTokyoUeno
3 Saikyō Line Shinjuku ・ Ikebukuro ・ AkabaneŌmiya
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
(through service for Utsunomiya Line)
Ōmiya ・ OyamaUtsunomiya
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
(through service for Takasaki Line)
Ōmiya ・ KumagayaTakasakiMaebashi
4 Saikyō Line Ōsaki ・(Rinkai Line) Shin-Kiba
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
(through service for Tōkaidō Main Line)
YokohamaŌfunaHiratsukaOdawara
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
(through service for Yokosuka Line)
Yokosuka ・ Ōfuna ・ KamakuraZushi

[edit] History

The surface station opened on 30 September 1906.[1]

Half-height platform edge doors were introduced on the two Yamanote Line platforms from 26 June 2010.[2][3]

[edit] Station melody

The melody known as "The Third Man Theme" (or as the "Ebisu Theme" in Japan) is played at the platforms just prior to train departures. This melody was used in Ebisu beer TV commercials.

[edit] Tokyo Metro station

Tokyo Metro
Ebisu Station
恵比寿駅
Metro-Ebisu-Sta-1.JPG
Ebisu subway station entrance, August 2008
Location
Neighborhood etc. 1-5-5 Ebisu Minami
(in Japanese) 東京都渋谷区恵比寿南1-5-5
History
Year opened 1964
Rail services
Station number(s) H-02
Operator(s) Tokyo Metro
Line(s) Hibiya Line
Statistics 99,683 passengers/day

[edit] Platform layout

Two side platforms serve two tracks.

1 Hibiya Line Naka-Meguro ・(Tōkyū Tōyoko Line) HiyoshiKikuna
2 Hibiya Line GinzaUenoKita-Senju ・(Tōbu Isesaki Line) Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen

[edit] History

The subway station opened on 25 March 1964.[4]

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR East
Yamanote Line
Shibuya - Meguro
Saikyō Line
Shibuya Local Ōsaki
Shibuya Rapid Ōsaki
Shibuya Commuter Rapid Ōsaki
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
Shibuya Local Ōsaki
Shibuya Rapid Ōsaki
Special Rapid: no stop
Tokyo Metro
Hibiya Line (H-02)
Naka-Meguro (H-01)   -   Hiroo (H-03)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ JR East /info.aspx?StationCd=290 JR East Ebisu Station information Retrieved 4 March 2010. (Japanese)
  2. ^ JR East press release: "山手線恵比寿駅、目黒駅のホームドア使用開始日について" (Introduction of platform doors at Yamanote Line Ebisu and Meguro Stations) (4 March 2010). Retrieved 4 March 2010. (Japanese)
  3. ^ "山手線恵比寿駅でホーム可動柵の使用を開始 (Platform doors enter operation at Yamanote Line Ebisu Station)" (in Japanese). Japan Railfan Magazine. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. 27 June 2010. http://railf.jp/news/2010/06/27/211000.html. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 (Databook: Japan's Private Railways). Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 

[edit] External links


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