Matsumoto Station | |
Native Name: | 松本駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1-1-1 Fukashi, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano-ken 390-0815 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 36.2305°N 137.9639°W |
Distance: | 13.3 km from |
Platforms: | 4 island platforms |
Elevation: | 586 meters |
Code: | 42, AK-01 |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 16,303 daily (JR East) |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Matsumoto Station |
is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the private railway operator Alpico Kōtsū.
Matsumoto Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 13.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shiojiri Station. It is also a terminal station for the Ōito Line. Chūō Main Line trains using the Shinonoi Line tracks also pass through Matsumoto. Matsumoto is also a terminus for the 14.4 kilometer private Kamikōchi Line operated by Alpico Kōtsū.[1]
The JR-East station consists of a three ground-level island platforms, 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 Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]
Matsumoto Station opened on 15 June 1902.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the JR East portion of the station was used by an average of 16,303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]