is a train station in the city of

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Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

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, operated by

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(JR East), and the

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operator

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Lines

Matsumoto Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 13.3 kilometers from the

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of the line at

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. It is also a terminal station for the

Ōito Line The is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) operates the section north of Minami-Ot ...

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trains using the Shinonoi Line tracks also pass through Matsumoto. Matsumoto is also a terminus for the 14.4 kilometer private

Kamikōchi Line The is a railway line operated by the Japanese private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū in the western suburbs of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The line connects with , the transportation gateway to Kamikōchi and the Hida Mountains. Stations ...

operated by Alpico Kōtsū.

Station layout

The JR-East station consists of a three ground-level

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s, connected to the station building by an elevated station building. The Alpico Kōtsū portion of the station has a single island platform, connected to the JR portion of the station by a footbridge. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

File:Matsumoto Station Entrance Void 201706.jpg, The station entrance interior in June 2017 File:Matsumoto Station Access 201706.jpg, The connecting passageway in June 2017 File:E353 series matsumoto station.jpg, A New ''Azusa'' limited express service at platform 4 in January 2018 File:JR Central 383 on Shinano limited express train service at Matsumoto Station 20070923.jpg, A ''Shinano'' limited express service at platform 1 in September 2007 File:Highland rail01.jpg, The ''Kamikochi'' Line platform 7 in September 2005

History

Matsumoto Station opened on 15 June 1902. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 16,303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Matsumoto City Hall *

References

External links

JR East Matsumoto Station
{{Kamikōchi Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902 Railway stations in Matsumoto City Stations of East Japan Railway Company Shinonoi Line Ōito Line Matsumoto, Nagano