is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The spelling "Shim-Matsudo" is used by JR on the station signage as the official romanization of the station name.
Lines The station is served by the Jōban Line (Local) from Ayase Station in Tokyo, and by the orbital Musashino Line from to and . It is 57.5 kilometers from the western terminus of the Musashino Line at Fuchūhommachi.
Station layout The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks (1 and 2) for Jōban Line local services. The Musashino Line tracks are at a right angle above the Joban Line tracks, and served by two opposed side platforms (3 and 4).
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
History Shim-Matsudo Station opened on 1 April 1973 as a station on Japanese National Railways (JNR).JR East station information. Retrieved 17 March 2009. It was the terminal station for the Musashino Line until the line was extended to on 2 October 1978. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 39,140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 37,974 2005 37,630 2010 35,834 2015 37,926
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR East station information