The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track.

Matsuba Station opened on 1 November 1971, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kakunodate Line, serving the town of Nishiki, Akita.

The line was privatized on 1 November 1986, becoming the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

[1] Matsuba Station was the terminal of the original southern section of the line, until the tracks were extended to Hitachinai on 1 April 1989.

[1] Media related to Matsuba Station at Wikimedia Commons