Ebisu Station (Tokyo)
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Ebisu
恵比寿 |
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Statue outside Ebisu station
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Shibuya, Tokyo Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°38′48″N 139°42′36″E / 35.646643°N 139.710045°ECoordinates: 35°38′48″N 139°42′36″E / 35.646643°N 139.710045°E |
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   Ebisu 恵比寿 |
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| JR East station | |
JR station entrance, August 2008
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| Location | 1 Ebisu Minami （東京都渋谷区恵比寿南1丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
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| Opened | 1906 |
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| Passengers (FY2013) | 133,553 daily |
 Ebisu 恵比寿 |
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| Tokyo Metro station | |
Ebisu subway station entrance, August 2008
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| Location | 1-5-5 Ebisu Minami （東京都渋谷区恵比寿南1-5-5） Japan |
| Operated by | Tokyo Metro |
| Line(s) | Hibiya Line |
| Other information | |
| Station code | H-02 |
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| Opened | 1964 |
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| Passengers (FY2013) | 104,738 daily |
Ebisu Station (恵比寿駅 Ebisu-eki?) is a railway station in the Ebisu neighborhood of Tokyo's Shibuya ward, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Tokyo subway operator Tokyo Metro. The station is named after Yebisu Beer, which was once brewed in an adjacent brewery, and which is itself named for the Japanese deity Ebisu.
Ebisu is served by the following lines:
The JR East station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks.
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.
The subway station has two side platforms serving two tracks.
The station first opened in 1901 as a freight terminal for the neighboring Yebisu Beer factory. Passenger trains began to stop at the station on 30 September 1906. The Tokyo Tamagawa tram line was extended to the station in 1927. In May 1945, the station building burned to the ground amid the bombing of Tokyo. The subway station opened on 25 March 1964 and the tram service was discontinued in 1967.
The Sapporo Brewery at Ebisu and its accompanying rail freight terminal were closed in 1982. The space was used for a "car train" service for several years before being redeveloped as the Ebisu Garden Place high-rise complex.
The Saikyo Line was extended to Ebisu in 1996. Through service to the Shonan-Shinjuku Line began in 2001, and to the Rinkai Line in 2002. Between 1996 and 2002, Ebisu served as the southern passenger terminus of the Saikyo Line, with Osaki Station being used as a turnaround point but not having passenger platforms connected to the line.
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