Matsugishi Station


Matsugishi Station is a railway station in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Lines

Matsugishi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line and Narita Line, and is located 117.3 km from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station and 75.4 kilometers from the terminus of the Narita Line at Sakura Station.

Layout

Matsugishi Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass. The station building is a wooden, one-story structure. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Matsugishi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as a station on the Sōbu Railway. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway. On 11 March 1933, the Narita Line was extended from to this station. After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2012, the station was used by an average of 460 passengers daily.
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
2000611
2005641
2010501
2011471
2012460