Matsugishi Station

Matsugishi Station (松岸駅, Matsugishi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Matsugishi Station 松岸駅
Matsugishi Station in 2020
General information
Location	3-Chome Matsugishimachi, Chōshi-shi, Chiba-ken 288–0836 Japan
Coordinates	35.7392°N 140.7950°E / 35.7392; 140.7950
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line ■ Narita Line
Distance	117.3 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1897
Passengers
2019	468 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Saruda towards Chiba Sōbu Main Line Local Chōshi Terminus Shiishiba towards Chiba Narita Line
Location Matsugishi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Matsugishi Station Matsugishi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Matsugishi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line, and is located 117.3 km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station and 75.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Narita Line at Sakura Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform connected by a footbridge. The station building is a wooden, one-story structure. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	for Asahi, Yōkaichiba, Narutō, and Chiba
2	■ Narita Line	for Omigawa, Sakura, Narita, and Chiba
3	■ Sōbu Main Line	for Chōshi
	■ Narita Line	for Chōshi

History

Matsugishi Station opened on 1 June 1897^[2] as a station on the Sōbu Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). On 11 March 1933, the Narita Line was extended from Sasagawa to this station.^{[citation needed]} After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 468 passengers daily.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	611[4]
2005	641[5]
2010	501[6]
2015	497[7]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅情報(銚子駅). Chōshi Station information (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 145. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. 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.
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 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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 2 April 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
7. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Matsugishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)