Kita-Matsudo Station

Location
	Kita-Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kita-Matsudo Station Kita-Matsudo Station (Japan)

JL23
Kita-Matsudo Station

北松戸駅
JL23; Kita-Matsudo Station; 北松戸駅
	Kita-Matsudo Station, September 2010
General information
Location	905 Kamihongō, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 271-0064; Japan
Coordinates	35°48′01″N 139°54′41″E / 35.8004°N 139.9113°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JL Jōban Line (Local)
Distance	17.8 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JL23
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=588
History
Opened	May 1, 1952
Previous names	Matsudo Keibajōmae (until 1958)
Passengers
FY2019	21,606 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kita-Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Kita-Matsudo Station Kita-Matsudo Station (Japan)

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

References

^ 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)

[jreast2019stats-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.

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