Kita-Matsudo Station

Kita-Matsudo Station
北松戸駅

West entrance
Location 905 Kamihongō, Matsudo, Chiba
(千葉県松戸市上本郷905)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Jōban Line
History
Opened 1952
Previous names Matsudo Keibajōmae (until 1958)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2009) 21,254 daily

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

Lines

Kita-Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo. Only all-stations "Local" services stop here.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

1  Jōban Line for Shim-Matsudo, Kashiwa, and Toride
2  Jōban Line for Matsudo, Kita-Senju, and Ōtemachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line
Matsudo Local Mabashi

History

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. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

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Coordinates: 35°48′01″N 139°54′41″E / 35.8004°N 139.9113°E / 35.8004; 139.9113

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