Higashi-Matsudo Station

Higashi-Matsudo Station (東松戸駅, Higashi-Matsudo-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private Keisei Electric Railway and third sector Hokusō Railway.

Higashi-Matsudo Station

東松戸駅
Higashi-Matsudo Station September 2012
General information
Location2 Chome Higashimatsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2225
Japan
Coordinates35°46′14.2176″N 139°56′37.72″E / 35.770616000°N 139.9438111°E / 35.770616000; 139.9438111
Operated by Hokusō Railway
Keisei Electric Railway
JR East
Line(s)HS Hokusō Line
KS Narita Sky Access Line
JM Musashino Line
Location
Higashi-Matsudo Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Higashi-Matsudo Station
Higashi-Matsudo Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture

Lines

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Higashi-Matsudo Station is served by the orbital JR East Musashino Line, which runs between Fuchūhommachi and Tokyo, and by the Hokusō Line between Keisei-Takasago and Inba-Nihon-Idai. It is also a stop on the Keisei Narita Sky Access linking downtown Tokyo with Narita Airport.

The station is located 64.0 kilometers from Fuchūhommachi Station on the Musashino Line, and 7.5 kilometers from Keisei-Takasago Station on the Hokusō and Keisei lines.

Station layout

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Hokusō and Keisei

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HS05
Higashi-Matsudo Station

東松戸駅
Hokuso Railway
 
Hokusō station forecourt in September 2012
General information
Location2-158 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance7.5 km from Keisei-Takasago
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeHS05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 March 1991
Passengers
19,082 daily (Hokuso FY2019)
4,537 (Keisei FY2019)
Services
Preceding station   Keisei Following station
Keisei Takasago
KS10
Narita Sky Access Line
Access Express
Shin-Kamagaya
HS08
Preceding station  
Hokusō Railway
Following station
Keisei Takasago
KS10
Terminus
Hokusō Line
Limited Express
Shin-Kamagaya
HS08
Yagiri
HS02
Hokusō Line
Express
Akiyama
HS04
Hokusō Line
Local
Matsuhidai
HS06

The Hokusō station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Hokusō and Narita Sky Access Line platforms

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1/2  Hokusō Line for Keisei-Takasago, Asakusa, Shinagawa, and Haneda Airport
 Narita Sky Access Line for Keisei-Takasago, Keisei Ueno, Asakusa, Shinagawa, and Haneda Airport Terminal 1·2
3/4  Hokusō Line for Chiba New Town Chūō and Imba Nihon-Idai
 Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport

JR East

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JM13
Higashi-Matsudo Station

東松戸駅
 
Musashino Line platforms in December 2023
General information
Location1-143 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken
Japan
Operated by  JR East
Line(s)JM Musashino Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Statusstaffed
Station codeJM13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 March 1998
Passengers
31 March 199120,839 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR East Following station
Shin-Yahashira
JM14
towards Ōmiya
Shimōsa Ichikawaōno
JM12
Shin-Yahashira
JM14
Musashino Line Ichikawaōno
JM12

The JR East station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

JR East platforms

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1 JM Musashino Line for Shim-Matsudo, Minami-Koshigaya, Musashi-Urawa, Nishi-Kokubunji, and Fuchūhommachi
2 JM Musashino Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari

History

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The station opened on the Hokusō Line on 31 March 1991.[1]

The JR East station opened on 14 March 1998.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the JR East station was used by an average of 20,839 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The Keisei portion of the station was used by 4,537 daily in FY 2019,[4] and the Hokuso Railway portion of the station was used by 19,082 passengers in FY2018.[5]

Surrounding area

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  • Yahashira Cemetery
  • Chiba Matsudo Minami High School
  • Matsudo High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 195. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ 各駅情報(東松戸駅) [Higashi-Matsudo Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  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. ^ 2019年度 駅別1日平均乗降人) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Railway. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況……{2018(H30)年度} (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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