Matsumoto Station
# Matsumoto Station

Matsumoto Station (松本駅, Matsumoto-eki) 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.

## Lines

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.

## Station layout

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.

### Platforms

| 0 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| - | - | - |
| | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa, and Nagoya |
| 1, 5 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kiso-Fukushima, Nakatsugawa, and Nagoya |
| | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 2, 3 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| | ■ Ōito Line | for Toyoshina, Hotaka, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari |
| 4 | ■ Chūō Main Line | for Shiojiri, Kami-Suwa, Kōfu, and Shinjuku |
| | ■ Shinonoi Line | for Shinonoi and Nagano |
| 6 | ■ Ōito Line | for Toyoshina, Hotaka, Shinano-Ōmachi, Hakuba, and Minami-Otari |
| 7 | ■ Kamikochi Line | for Shinano-Arai, Niimura, Hata, and Shin-Shimashima |

* The station entrance interior in June 2017
* The connecting passageway in June 2017
* A New Azusa limited express service at platform 4 in January 2018
* A Shinano limited express service at platform 1 in September 2007
* The Kamikochi Line platform 7 in September 2005

## History

Matsumoto Station opened on 15 June 1902. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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
* National Route 143
