is a railway station in Matsudo, Chiba

Matsudo, Chiba

is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 484,578 and a population density of 7900 persons per km²...

, Japan, operated by the Hokusō Railway and East Japan Railway Company

East Japan Railway Company

is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....

 (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Matsudo Station is served by the following lines.

• JR East Musashino Line
  Musashino Line
  The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...
  
   between Fuchū-Hommachi
  Fuchu-Hommachi Station
  is a railway station in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company .-Lines:Fuchū-Hommachi Station forms the western terminus of the orbital Musashino Line from and Tokyo, and is also served by the Nambu Line from to .-Station layout:...
  
   and Nishi-Funabashi
  Nishi-Funabashi Station
  is a railway station in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company , Tokyo Metro, and the Tōyō Rapid Railway. It is the eastern-most station of the Tokyo subway network, lying in Chiba prefecture.-Lines:...
  
  , with some trains continuing to Tokyo
  Tokyo Station
  is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
  
   via the Keiyō Line
  Keiyo Line
  The is a railway line connecting Tokyo and Chiba, Japan, running mainly along the edge of Tokyo Bay. It is operated by the East Japan Railway Company .It provides the main rail access to the Tokyo Disney Resort and the Makuhari Messe exhibition center...
  
  
• Hokusō Line
  Hokuso Line
  The is a commuter rail line operated by the Hokusō Railway in Japan. It runs between Keisei-Takasago Station in Katsushika, Tokyo and Inba-Nihon-Idai Station in Inzai, Chiba....
  
  
• Keisei Narita Sky Access

Station layout

The Hokusō station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. The JR East station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.

Hokusō Line platforms

JR East platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on the Hokusō Line on 31 March 1991.

The JR East station opened on 14 March 1998.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the JR East station was used by an average of 14,513 passengers daily.

External links

• JR East station information