Matsumoto Station

Matsumoto Station (松本駅, Matsumoto-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū.

Ōito Line42 SN06 Matsumoto Station 松本駅
Matsumoto Station in 2017
General information
Location	1-1-1 Fukashi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 390-0815 Japan
Coordinates	36.2305°N 137.9639°E / 36.2305; 137.9639
Elevation	586 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East Alpico Kōtsū
Line(s)	SN Shinonoi Line ■ Ōito Line ■ Kamikōchi Line
Distance	13.3 km from Shiojiri
Platforms	4 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	42, SN06 (JR East) AK-01 (Alpico Kōtsū)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 June 1902; 122 years ago (1902-06-15)
Passengers
FY2015	16,303 daily (JR East)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Toyoshina 34 towards Hakuba Azusa Shiojiri SN01 towards Chiba or Tokyo Kita-Matsumoto One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Terminus Kita-Matsumoto 41 towards Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Shiojiri SN01 Terminus Shinano Akashina SN08 towards Nagano Minami-Matsumoto SN05 towards Shiojiri Shinonoi Line Rapid Local & Rapid Misuzu Tazawa SN07 towards Nagano Preceding station Alpico Kōtsū Following station Nishi-Matsumoto (AK-02) towards Shinshimashima Kamikōchi Line Terminus
Location Matsumoto Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Show map of Nagano Prefecture Matsumoto Station Matsumoto Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Matsumoto Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 13.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station. It is also a terminal station for the Ōito Line. Chūō Main Line trains using the Shinonoi Line tracks also pass through Matsumoto. Matsumoto is also a terminus for the 14.4 kilometer private Kamikōchi Line operated by Alpico Kōtsū.^[1]

Station layout

The JR-East station consists of a three ground-level island platforms, connected to the station building by an elevated station building. The Alpico Kōtsū portion of the station has a single island platform, connected to the JR portion of the station by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

0	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa, and Nagoya
1, 5	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa, and Nagoya
	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
2, 3	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
	■ Ōito Line	for Toyoshina, Hotaka, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari
4	■ Chūō Main Line	for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku
	■ Shinonoi Line	for Shinonoi and Nagano
6	■ Ōito Line	for Toyoshina, Hotaka, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari
7	■ Kamikochi Line	for Shinano-Arai, Niimura, Hata, and Shin-Shimashima

• 
  The station entrance interior in June 2017
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  The connecting passageway in June 2017
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  A New Azusa limited express service at platform 4 in January 2018
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  A Shinano limited express service at platform 1 in September 2007
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  The Kamikochi Line platform 7 in September 2005

History

Matsumoto Station opened on 15 June 1902.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. Station numbering was introduced on the Shinonoi Line from February 2025, with the station being assigned number SN06.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 16,303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Matsumoto City Hall
• National Route 143

See also

• Matsumoto Bus Terminal
• List of railway stations in Japan