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 | |
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 Higashi-Matsudo Station September 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2 Chome Higashimatsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 270-2225 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°46′14.2176″N 139°56′37.72″E / 35.770616000°N 139.9438111°E |
| Operated by |  Hokusō Railway Keisei Electric Railway.svg){kind=logo} JR East |
| Line(s) | HS Hokusō Line KS Narita Sky Access Line JM Musashino Line |
| Location | |
  Higashi-Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture | |
Lines edit
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 edit
Hokusō and Keisei edit
HS05 Higashi-Matsudo Station 東松戸駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hokusō station forecourt in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-158 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 7.5 km from Keisei-Takasago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HS05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 March 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19,082 daily (Hokuso FY2019) 4,537 (Keisei FY2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| 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 edit
JM13 Higashi-Matsudo Station 東松戸駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Musashino Line platforms in December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-143 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JM Musashino Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JM13 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1998 | |||||||||||||||
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| 31 March 1991 | 20,839 daily | |||||||||||||||
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The JR East station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.
JR East platforms edit
| 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 edit
The station opened on the Hokusō Line on 31 March 1991.[1]
The JR East station opened on 14 March 1998.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
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 edit
- Yahashira Cemetery
- Chiba Matsudo Minami High School
- Matsudo High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅情報（東松戸駅） [Higashi-Matsudo Station information] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Higashi-Matsudo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Hokuso Railway station information (in Japanese)