Shim-Matsudo Station

Shim-Matsudo Station (新松戸駅, Shin-Matsudo-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The spelling "Shim-Matsudo" is used by JR on the station signage as the official romanization of the station name.

JL25 JM15
Shim-Matsudo Station

新松戸駅
Shim-Matsudo Station
LocationKoya, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-0017
Japan
Coordinates35°49′31.62″N 139°55′16.24″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms2 side + 1 island platform
ConnectionsNagareyama Line (Kōya)
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station codeJL25, JM15
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=884
History
Opened1 April 1973
Passengers
FY201939,140 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Mabashi
JL24
toward Ayase
 Jōban Line
Local-Kankō
 Kita-Kogane
JL26
toward Toride
Minami-Nagareyama
JM16
toward Ōmiya
 Shimōsa Shin-Yahashira
JM14
toward Kaihimmakuhari
Minami-Nagareyama
JM16
toward Fuchūhommachi
 Musashino Line Shin-Yahashira
JM14
toward Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location
Shim-Matsudo Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Shim-Matsudo Station
Shim-Matsudo Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the Jōban Line (Local) from Ayase Station in Tokyo, and by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. It is 57.5 kilometers from the western terminus of the Musashino Line at Fuchūhommachi.

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks (1 and 2) for Jōban Line local services. The Musashino Line tracks are at a right angle above the Joban Line tracks, and served by two opposed side platforms (3 and 4).

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms
Track diagram
1 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride
2 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara
3 JM Musashino Line for Minami-Koshigaya, Minami-Urawa and Fuchūhommachi
4 JM Musashino Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

Shim-Matsudo Station opened on 1 April 1973 as a station on Japanese National Railways (JNR).[1] It was the terminal station for the Musashino Line until the line was extended to Nishi-Funabashi on 2 October 1978. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 39,140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200037,974[3]
200537,630[4]
201035,834[5]
201537,926[6]

See also

References
  1. JR East station information. Retrieved 17 March 2009. (in Japanese)
  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. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

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