Tsukuba Station
Tsukuba Station つくば駅 | |||||
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 Entrance A2 of Tsukuba Station in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 2-128 Azuma, Tsukuba, Ibaraki （茨城県つくば市吾妻2-128） Japan | ||||
| Operated by | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) | Tsukuba Express | ||||
| Distance | 58.3 km from Akihabara | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | 20 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2005 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2011 | 15,638 daily | ||||
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Tsukuba Station (つくば駅, Tsukuba-eki) is a railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is numbered "20".
Lines
Tsukuba Station is the terminus of the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express line from Akihabara Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.
Platforms
| 1-2 | ■ Tsukuba Express | for Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |
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The platforms
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tsukuba Express (20) | ||||
| Moriya (15) | Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Kenkyū-gakuen (19) | Commuter Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Kenkyū-gakuen (19) | Semi Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Kenkyū-gakuen (19) | Local | Terminus | ||
History
The station opened on 24 August 2005.[1]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2011, the station was used by an average of 15,638 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
The station is located at the heart of the "science city" of Tsukuba. It is also situated near the central bus terminal.
Bus terminal
Highway buses
- Tsukuba; For Asakusa Station, Ueno Station, and Tokyo Station[2]
- Airport Liner "NATT'S"; For Narita International Airport[2]
- Airport Limousine; For Haneda Airport[2]
- Airport Limousine; For Ibaraki Airport[2]
- TM Liner; For Ishioka, Mito Station, and Kairaku-en[2]
- For Tokyo Disney Resort, Kokusai-Tenjijō Station, and Tokyo Teleport Station[2]
- For Nagoya Station[3]
- Yokappe; Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka Namba Station, and Ōsaka Abenobashi Station[2]
References
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g 関東鉄道株式会社. "高速バスご利用案内｜バス情報｜関東鉄道｜地域のふれあいパートナー". www.kantetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "名古屋線 : 日立・東海・ひたちなか・水戸・石岡・つくば ─ 名古屋駅 | 高速バスのご案内 - 茨城交通". www.ibako.co.jp. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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