Know your next train before you leave home.
Your departure board at home, showing upcoming trains and delays from your favorite stations.
Track up to two stations, your way.
Pick the line, train type, and direction for each station — EkiBoard only ever shows the trains that matter to your commute.
Choose up to two stations
Follow departures from one or two stations and keep your usual routes together on a single display.
Select your train types
Local, rapid, express — choose exactly which services show up.
See only trains you can catch
EkiBoard considers your walking time to the station and filters out trains you can no longer reach.
BEHIND THE PRODUCT
See how EkiBoard was built.
The hardware revision by revision, the software behind it, and where the project stands today — updated as it progresses.
Read how it’s builtVisible, never intrusive.
EkiBoard is built to be glanced at, not stared at.
Dark e-ink by default
The matte e-ink screen feels like paper—discreet by day and softly legible without shining at night.
Sleeps outside your window
Outside your defined active hours it shows a quiet next-update screen to save battery.
Choose how it looks.
Adjust the look and readability to match your preferences.
Your preferred text size
Adjust the text for comfortable reading at a glance.
Light or dark
Choose the display style that best suits your space.
More skins on the way
Give your departure board a fresh look with upcoming skins.
Coverage
112 supported lines and routes
Every train operator shares information in its own way. Below is every line EkiBoard can bring to your board — schedules, delays, and live train updates, gathered in one clear place.
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Frequently asked questions
"The device shows a quiet next-update screen instead of stale departure data, and stops polling to save battery."
"Yes — up to two stations at once, each with its own line, train-type, and direction filters."
Timetables and live departure delays: Toei Transportation, Yokohama Municipal Subway Blue and Green Lines, Hakodate City Tram, Toyama Chihō Railway, Man’yōsen (Takaoka–Imizu tram network), and Kumamoto City Tram.
Timetables and general delay information: Tokyo Metro lines, Tsukuba Express, Tokyo Tama Intercity Monorail, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, and Toei Transportation.
Timetables only: Entire Yurikamome Line, Kōnan and Ōwani Lines, Flower Nagai Line, Akechi Railway, Ise Line, Atsumi Line, Toyohashi City Tram/Azumada Main Line, Hiroshima Electric Railway lines, Asa Coast Railway, Kōchi tram network, and Kumamoto Electric Railway.
JR lines are not available at launch because the required timetable and live data are not publicly accessible. Support is planned for a future update as part of an optional subscription plan.
It refreshes using a fast partial refresh that's barely visible. To preserve the screen's longevity and prevent ghosting, a full refresh occurs every 6 minutes, appearing as a brief blink (about 0.5s).
EkiBoard charges via a USB-C port. Thanks to its low power consumption and eco and sleep modes, a single charge can last up to 6 months.
English and Japanese.