Higashi-Matsudo Station

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
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
Operated by	Hokusō Railway Keisei Electric Railway JR East
Line(s)	HS Hokusō Line KS Narita Sky Access Line JM Musashino Line
Location Higashi-Matsudo Station Location within Chiba Prefecture

Lines

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

Hokusō and Keisei

HS05 Higashi-Matsudo Station 東松戸駅
Hokuso Railway
Hokusō station forecourt in September 2012
General information
Location	2-158 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken Japan
Operated by	Hokusō Railway Keisei Railway
Line(s)	HS Hokusō Line KS Narita Sky Access Line
Distance	7.5 km from Keisei-Takasago
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	HS05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 March 1991
Passengers
19,082 daily (Hokuso FY2019) 4,537 (Keisei FY2019)
Services
Preceding station Keisei Following station Keisei Takasago KS10 towards Keisei-Takasago Narita Sky Access Line Access Express Shin-Kamagaya HS08 towards Narita Airport Terminal 1 Preceding station Hokusō Railway Following station Keisei Takasago KS10 Terminus Hokusō Line Limited Express Shin-Kamagaya HS08 towards Imba Nihon-idai Yagiri HS02 towards Keisei Takasago Hokusō Line Express Akiyama HS04 towards Keisei Takasago Hokusō Line Local Matsuhidai HS06 towards Imba Nihon-idai
Location

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

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

JM13 Higashi-Matsudo Station 東松戸駅
Musashino Line platforms in December 2023
General information
Location	1-143 Higashi-Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JM Musashino Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	staffed
Station code	JM13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 1998
Passengers
31 March 1991	20,839 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shin-Yahashira JM14 towards Ōmiya Shimōsa Ichikawaōno JM12 towards Kaihimmakuhari Shin-Yahashira JM14 towards Fuchūhommachi Musashino Line Ichikawaōno JM12 towards Kaihimmakuhari or Tokyo
Location

The JR East station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

JR East platforms

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

The station opened on the Hokusō Line on 31 March 1991.^[1]

The JR East station opened on 14 March 1998.^[2]

Passenger statistics

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

• Yahashira Cemetery
• Chiba Matsudo Minami High School
• Matsudo High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan