title: Kita-Matsudo Station
text: # Kita-Matsudo Station
  
  Kita-Matsudo Station (北松戸駅, Kita-Matsudo-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Matsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from Ueno in Tokyo and is 17.8 km from the terminus of the line at Nippori Station in Tokyo.. Only all-stations "Local" services stop here.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | JL Jōban Line (Local) | for Shim-Matsudo, Kashiwa, and Toride |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | JL Jōban Line (Local) | for Matsudo, Ayase C Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line for Kita-senju, Nishi-nippori and Yoyogi-uehara |
  
  ## History
  
  Kita-Matsudo Station was opened on May 1, 1952 as Matsudo Keibajōmae Station (松戸競輪場前, Matsudo Keibajōmae-eki), a temporary station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was used only on race days for the adjacent Matsudo Racetracks. It was elevated to a permanent station on December 25, 1958. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,606 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Matsudo Race Tracks
  * Senshu University Matsudo Junior High School / High School / Kindergarten
  