出車音樂嘅起源有多種講法，有講法認為喺1970年代開始，由日本一啲大手私鐵公司最早用（1971年8月，京阪電氣鐵道開始率先用）。有些車站喺列車靠近旅客嗰陣都會有提示音樂。
There are various theories about the origin of the music of the train, but some believe that it began to be used by some major private railway companies in Japan in the 1970s (Keihan Electric Railway began to use it first in August 1971). Some stations also have music alerts when the train is close to passengers.