Timetable information
Weekday departures: 43/day in the available timetable data · Sat & holiday departures: 43/day in the available timetable data
Earliest / latest departure in the available data (weekday): 4:59 / 24:08 (00:08 next day)
Busiest hour in the available data: 19:00–20:00 (4)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 5 May 2026.
The timetable data is incomplete for some or all lines at this station, so the weekday and Sat & holiday figures are departures in the available timetable data, not totals.
Lines where the timetable data is incomplete:
- JR Narita Line Airport Branch: only trains from timetables filed under other lines
- Sobu Main Line: timetable covers only part of the line
Location
History
Matsugishi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as a stop on the Sōbu Railway in Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture. The line was nationalised on 1 September 1907, bringing the station under the Japanese Government Railway and later Japan National Railways. The Narita Line was extended from Sasagawa to terminate here on 11 March 1933, making Matsugishi a junction. With JNR privatisation on 1 April 1987, the station passed to JR East. The wooden one-storey station building survives and the station remains staffed under contract to JR East Station Service.
Notes
Express trains do not stop here, but the section between Matsugishi and Chōshi is specifically excluded from the standard junction-station free-ride exemption in JR fare rules.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18