Matsudo Station

Matsudo Station (松戸駅, Matsudo-eki) is an interchange railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.

JJ06 JL22 SL01 Matsudo Station 松戸駅
West Exit, Matsudo Station
Location	1181 Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 271-0092 Japan
Coordinates	35.7843°N 139.9007°E
Operated by	JR East Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s)	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) JL Jōban Line (Local) SL Shin-Keisei Line
Distance	15.7 km from Nippori
Platforms	4 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	○SL01 (Shin-Keisei)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1441
History
Opened	December 25, 1896
Passengers
FY2019	100,062 daily (JR), 105,704 (Shin Keisei)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kita-Senju JJ05 toward Shinagawa Jōban Line   Special Rapid Kashiwa JJ07 toward Tsuchiura Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Kashiwa JJ07 toward Sendai Kita-Senju JJ05 toward Shinagawa Jōban Line Rapid Kashiwa JJ07 toward Toride Kanamachi JL21 toward Ayase Jōban Line Local-Kankō Kita-Matsudo JL23 toward Toride Preceding station Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Following station Terminus Shin-Keisei Line Kamihongō SL02 toward Keisei Tsudanuma
Location
Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Matsudo Station Matsudo Station (Japan)

Lines

Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line and is 15.7 km from the terminus of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo. It is also the terminus for the Shin-Keisei Line and is 26.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Keisei Tsudanuma Station.

Station layout

The station consists of four island platforms serving eight tracks.The JR portion of the station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-2	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Kashiwa, Toride, Narita, Tsuchiura, Ishioka, and Mito
2-3	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Kita-Senju, Nippori, Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
4-5	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Shim-Matsudo, Abiko, and Toride
5-6	JL Jōban Line (Local)	for Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju and Yoyogi-uehara Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara
7-8	SL Shin-Keisei Line	for Yabashira, Shin-Kamagaya, Kita-Narashino, Shin-Tsudanuma, and Keisei-Tsudanuma KS Keisei Chiba Line for Keisei Makuharihongō, Keisei Chiba, and Chiba-Chūō

History

Matsudo Station opened on December 25, 1896[1] as a station on the Nippon Railway Tsuchiura Line. It was nationalised on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the line name changed on October 12, 1909 to the Jōban Line. JGR became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Shin-Keisei Line began operations from April 21, 1955. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 100,062 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 39th-busiest station operated by JR East.[2] In fiscal 2019, the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway station was used by an average of 105,704 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by the company.[3] The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	104,051[4]
2005	101,602[5]
2010	99,468[6]
2015	100,079[7]

Surrounding area

• Seitoku University
• Tojogaoka Historic Park
• Matsudo City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 松戸駅情報 [Matsudo Station information] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. 千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年) 千葉県統計年鑑(平成24年)] (in Japanese). Shin Keisei Electric. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
7. [hhttp://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)] [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

External links

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)
• Shin Keisei Station Information (in Japanese)