Kita-Matsumoto Station


Kita-Matsumoto Station is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

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

Adjacent stations

History

Kita-Matsumoto Station opened on 6 January 1915 as Matsumoto Station 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 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.

Surrounding area