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 in June 2022
General information
Location	571-3 Koya, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture 270-0017 Japan
Coordinates	35°49′31.62″N 139°55′16.24″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JL Jōban Line (Local) JM Musashino Line
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Nagareyama Line (Kōya)
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code	JL25, JM15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1973; 51 years ago (1 April 1973)
Passengers
FY2019	39,140 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mabashi JL24 towards Ayase Jōban Line Local-Kankō Kita-Kogane JL26 towards Toride Minami-Nagareyama JM16 towards Ōmiya Shimōsa Shin-Yahashira JM14 towards Kaihimmakuhari Minami-Nagareyama JM16 towards Fuchūhommachi Musashino Line Shin-Yahashira JM14 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location Shim-Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Shim-Matsudo Station Shim-Matsudo Station (Kanto Area) Show map of Kanto Area Shim-Matsudo Station Shim-Matsudo Station (Japan) Show map of 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 year	Daily average
2000	37,974[3]
2005	37,630[4]
2010	35,834[5]
2015	37,926[6]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Shin-Matsudo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)