Shim-Matsudo Station Explained


Shim-Matsudo Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:新松戸駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:571-3 Koya, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture 270-0017
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.8255°N 139.9212°W
Platforms:2 side + 1 island platform
Connections:Nagareyama Line
Code:JL25, JM15
Status:Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Passengers:39,140 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan Kanto#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shim-Matsudo Station

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.

Lines

The station is served by the Jōban Line (Local) from Ayase Station in Tokyo, and by the orbital Musashino Line from to and . 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.

Platforms

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 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
200037,974[3]
200537,630[4]
2010 35,834[5]
2015 37,926[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=884 JR East station information
  2. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 20 September 2012.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 20 September 2012.
  5. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 20 September 2012.
  6. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_01.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 20 September 2016.