Timetable information
Weekday departures: 58/day · Sat & holiday departures: 58/day
First / last departure (weekday): 5:45 / 23:20
Busiest hour: 10:00–11:00 (5)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Location
History
Ebara Station opened on 10 July 1909, when the Government Railways extended the line from Yōka to Toyooka in Hyōgo Prefecture. Under the line-naming regulation of 12 October 1909 the station was placed on the Bantan Line, and in March 1912 the Fukuchiyama–Wadayama–Kasumi section was reclassified into the San'in Main Line, bringing Ebara with it. The Izushi Railway joined the station on 21 July 1929, was suspended in 1944, and formally abolished on 20 July 1970. Parcel handling ended in March 1985, freight handling in November 1986, and the station passed to JR West at privatisation on 1 April 1987. The station building was rebuilt on 27 February 1997, ICOCA became valid from 13 March 2021, and the staffed ticket office closed on 5 March 2023.
Notes
The station served as the JR-line junction with the now-vanished Izushi Railway, which connected toward Izushi town from 1929; the spur was suspended during the war in 1944 and never resumed before being formally abolished in 1970.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18