Ebitsu Station
# Ebitsu Station

Ebitsu Station (海老津駅, Ebitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Okagaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 39.4 km (24.5 mi) from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.

## Layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three tracks. A passing loop designated as track 4 runs beyond track/platform 3 and a siding branches of it.

## Adjacent stations

| ← | | Service | | → |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kagoshima Main Line |||||
| JA 17 Ongagawa | JA 17 Ongagawa | Local | JA 15 Kyōikudaimae | JA 15 Kyōikudaimae |

## History

The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways on 6 February 1910 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of the successor Japanese National Railways, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,963 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 52nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

