Kita-Matsudo Station (北松戸駅, Kita-Matsudo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JL23
Kita-Matsudo Station

北松戸駅
Kita-Matsudo Station, September 2010
General information
Location905 Kamihongō, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken 271-0064
Japan
Coordinates35°48′01″N 139°54′41″E / 35.8004°N 139.9113°E / 35.8004; 139.9113
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JL Jōban Line (Local)
Distance17.8 km from Nippori
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJL23
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=588
History
OpenedMay 1, 1952
Previous namesMatsudo Keibajōmae (until 1958)
Passengers
FY201921,606 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Matsudo
JL22
towards Ayase
Jōban Line
Local-Kankō
Mabashi
JL24
towards Toride
Location
Kita-Matsudo Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Kita-Matsudo Station
Kita-Matsudo Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Kita-Matsudo Station is located in Japan
Kita-Matsudo Station
Kita-Matsudo Station
Kita-Matsudo Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kita-Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo and is 17.8 km from the terminus of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.. Only all-stations "Local" services stop here.

Station layout

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The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Shim-Matsudo, Kashiwa, and Toride
2 JL Jōban Line (Local) for Matsudo, Ayase
C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara

History

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Kita-Matsudo Station was opened on May 1, 1952 as Matsudo Keibajōmae Station (松戸競輪場前, Matsudo Keibajōmae-eki), a temporary station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was used only on race days for the adjacent Matsudo Racetracks. It was elevated to a permanent station on December 25, 1958.[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,606 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Matsudo Race Tracks
  • Senshu University Matsudo Junior High School / High School / Kindergarten

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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