Kita-Matsudo Station

Railway station in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
35°48′01″N 139°54′41″E / 35.8004°N 139.9113°E / 35.8004; 139.9113Operated by JR EastLine(s)JL Jōban Line (Local)Distance17.8 km from NipporiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeJL23Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=588HistoryOpenedMay 1, 1952Previous namesMatsudo Keibajōmae (until 1958)PassengersFY201921,606 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Matsudo
JL22
towards Ayase
 Jōban Line
Local-Kankō
 Mabashi
JL24
towards Toride
Location
Kita-Matsudo Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kita-Matsudo Station
Kita-Matsudo Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
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Kita-Matsudo Station is located in Japan
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Kita-Matsudo Station (北松戸駅, Kita-Matsudo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kita-Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo and is 17.8 km from the terminus of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.. Only all-stations "Local" services stop here.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Shim-Matsudo, Kashiwa, and Toride
2 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

Kita-Matsudo Station was opened on May 1, 1952 as Matsudo Keibajōmae Station (松戸競輪場前, Matsudo Keibajōmae-eki), a temporary station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was used only on race days for the adjacent Matsudo Racetracks. It was elevated to a permanent station on December 25, 1958.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,606 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

  • Matsudo Race Tracks
  • Senshu University Matsudo Junior High School / High School / Kindergarten

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.

External links

Media related to Kita-Matsudo Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR East Station information (in Japanese)