title: Kita-Matsumoto Station
text: # Kita-Matsumoto Station
  
  Kita-Matsumoto Station (北松本駅, Kita-Matsumoto-eki) is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Matsumoto Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 0.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform, connected by an elevated station building. The station is a Kan'i itaku station.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ōito Line | for Matsumoto |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba and Minami-Otari |
  
  ## History
  
  Kita-Matsumoto Station opened on 6 January 1915 as Matsumoto Station (松本駅) for both passenger and freight operations. Three months later, on 5 April 1915, a new Matsumoto Station was built, and the original station was renamed Kita-Matsumoto and used for freight operations only. Passenger operations resumed on 18 September 1916. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new elevated station building was completed in April 2000.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 756 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Matsumoto Castle
  * Kaichi School Museum
  * National Route 16
  