Matsuo Station (Chiba)
Matsuo Station 松尾駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Gotanda, Matsuo-machi, Sanmu-shi, Chiba-ken 289–1523 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°38′9.4″N 140°27′27.5″E / 35.635944°N 140.457639°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Sōbu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 82.5 km from Tokyo | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 February 1898 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 895 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Matsuo Station (松尾駅, Matsuo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Sanmu, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Matsuo Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, and is located 82.5 km from the western terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Sobu Main Line | for Sakura, Narutō, and Chiba |
2 | ■ Sobu Main Line | for Asahi, Yōkaichiba, and Chōshi |
History
[edit]Matsuo Station opened on 25 February 1898 as a station on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR).[citation needed] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 895 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in the urban center of the former town of Matsuo.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Matsuo Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)