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is a railway station in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Shin-Keisei Electric Railway.LinesMatsudo Station is served by the Jōban Line from in Tokyo, and is also the terminus for the Shin-Keisei Line.HistoryMatsudo Station opened on December 25, 1896 as a station on the Nippon Railway Tsuchiura Line. It was nationalised on November 1, 1906, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and the line name changed on October 12, 1909 to the Jōban Line. JGR became Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The Shin-Keisei Line began operations from April 21, 1955. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2013, the JR East station was used by an average of 99,418 passengers daily, making it the 39th-busiest station operated by JR East. In fiscal 2011, the Shin-Keisei Electric Railway station was used by an average of 52,848 passengers daily, making it the busiest station operated by the company. The daily passenger figures for the JR East station in previous years are as shown below.Surrounding area Seitoku University Tojogaoka Historic Park Matsudo City Hall