Shim-Matsudo Station
Lines
The station is served by the Jōban Line (Local) from Ayase Station in Tokyo, and by the orbital Musashino Line from Fuchūhommachi to Nishi-Funabashi and Tokyo. 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
| 1 | JL Jōban Line (Local) | for Kashiwa, Abiko, and Toride |
| 2 | JL Jōban Line (Local) | for Matsudo, Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara |
| 3 | JM Musashino Line | for Minami-Koshigaya, Minami-Urawa and Fuchūhommachi |
| 4 | JM Musashino Line | for Nishi-Funabashi, Tokyo, and Kaihimmakuhari |
History
Shim-Matsudo Station opened on 1 April 1973 as a station on Japanese National Railways (JNR). It was the terminal station for the Musashino Line until the line was extended to Nishi-Funabashi 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). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 37,974 |
| 2005 | 37,630 |
| 2010 | 35,834 |
| 2015 | 37,926 |
See also
References
- ^ JR East station information. Retrieved 17 March 2009. (in Japanese)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
External links
Media related to Shin-Matsudo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)