Station code ○SL01 (Shin-Keisei) Opened 1896 | Address Japan | |
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Location 1181 Matsudo, Matsudo, Chiba
（千葉県松戸市松戸1181）
Japan Operated by JR East
Shin-Keisei Electric Railway Line(s) Jōban Line
Shin-Keisei Line Similar Shim‑Matsudo Station, Kita‑Matsudo Station, Kashiwa Station, Mabashi Station, Kamihongō Station | ||
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Matsudo Station (松戸駅, Matsudo-eki) is a railway station in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.
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Lines
Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo, and is also the terminus for the Shin-Keisei Line.
Station layout
Matsudo Station has four island platforms serving eight tracks.
History
Matsudo Station opened on December 25, 1896 as a station on the Nippon Railway Tsuchiura Line. It was nationalised on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the line name changed on October 12, 1909 to the Jōban Line. JGR became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Shin-Keisei Line began operations from April 21, 1955. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 99,418 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 39th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2011, the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway station was used by an average of 52,848 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the busiest station operated by the company. The daily passenger figures (boarding passengers only) for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.