Tsukuba Station
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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-shi, Ibaraki-she 305-0031 Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°4′57.64″N 140°6′40.69″E / 36.0826778°N 140.1113028°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 58.3 km from Akihabara | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
Station code | TX20 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 24 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2023 | 17,273 daily | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
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Tsukuba Station (Japanese: つくば駅, Hepburn: Tsukuba-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is numbered "TX20".
Lines
[edit]Tsukuba Station is the northern terminus of the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express line from the opposing terminus at Akihabara Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.
Platforms
[edit]1-2 | ![]() |
for Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |
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The platforms, 2020
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Ticket gates, 2020
History
[edit]The railway station opened on 24 August 2005.[1] Tsukuba Center bus terminal existed prior to the railway station opening.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal year 2023, the station was used by an average of 17,273 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located at the heart of the "science city" of Tsukuba. It is also situated near the central bus terminal.
Bus services
[edit]Tsukuba Center (つくばセンター, Tsukuba-Sentā) is a bus terminal adjoining Tsukuba Station. It was established as Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba (つくばセンター交通広場)[3] in 1985 for the Expo '85 held in Tsukuba.
Now, there is also a commercial complex named BiVi Tsukuba (ビビつくば)[4] next to the bus terminal. The commercial complex has an information desk operated by Kantō Railway, where tickets can be purchased.
Local bus routes
[edit]Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only.
(Reference: [5])
Platform No. | Route Name/No. | Via | Destination | Company |
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1
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Tsukubasan Shuttle Bus | Numata, Tsukubasan Jinja iriguchi | Tsutsujigaoka (Mount Tsukuba, aerial lift station) |
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2
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Kamigō Shuttle (KB)[6] | Kenkyū-gakuen Station, Technopark Toyosato Chuō, Kamigō | Toyosato Hospital | Kantō Railway[a] |
Nambu Shuttle (NB)[6] | Yatabe-shako, RIKEN, Kukizaki Branch Office of Tsukuba City Hall (runs daytime only) |
Kukizaki Welfare Support Center (runs daytime only) | ||
Yatabe-shako, RIKEN | Kukizaki Branch Office of Tsukuba City Hall | |||
3
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Hokubu Shuttle (HB)[6] | Amakubo (Tsukuba Botanical Garden), KEK, Tsukuba Community Center | Tsukuba-san-guchi (foot of Mount Tsukuba) | |
Oda Shuttle (OB)[6] | Technopark Sakura, Oda Chūbu | Tsukuba Community Center | ||
4
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21A, 22* | National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōme,[b] Gakuen-Namiki | Arakawaoki Station | Kantō Railway |
71 | Gakuen-Takezono, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōme[b] | Gakuen-Namiki | ||
C22* (Gakuen-Namiki loop-line) | National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōme,[b] Gakuen-Namiki | Tsukuba Center | ||
31, 31A, 32A* | Ninomiya-chuō, Aeon Mall Tsukuba[c] | Hitachino-Ushiku Station |
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36* | (non-stop) | Kantō Railway | ||
CG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, clockwise) | Tsukuba International Congress Center, Namiki 2-chōme,[b] National Institute for Environmental Studies, Meteorological Research Institute | Tsukuba Center | ||
CG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, counterclockwise) | Tsukuba International Congress Center, Meteorological Research Institute, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Namiki 2-chōme[b] | |||
C15 (Matsushiro loop-line) | Koike, Teshirogi danchi | |||
C16* | Koike | Teshirogi danchi | ||
* | Kasuga 2-chōme | Kenkyū-gakuen Station | ||
Matsushiro Minami loop-line | Matsunoki-higashi, Matsushiro 5-chōme | Tsukuba Center | ||
5
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11, 12* | Gakuen-Takezono, Sakuramachi | Tsuchiura Station |
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Gakuen-Takezono, Sakuramachi, Tsuchiura Station | Tsuchiura-shako | Kantō Railway | ||
11B, 19 | Gakuen-Takezono, Tsuchiura Second High School, Kijō Koen mae (Tsuchiura Castle) | Tsuchiura Station | ||
* | Gakuen-Takezono, Tsuchiura Second High School | Tsuchiura First High School | ||
(boarding-only up to the final stop) | ||||
Gakuen-Takezono (no service on holidays) |
Godō-chōsha (no service on holidays) | |||
11D* | Noda Danchi, Sakuramachi | Tsuchiura Station | ||
18* | Tanakachō | Tsuchiura Station higashi-guchi | ||
18*, C8* | Tsukuba Botanical Garden, NIED, KEK | Tsukuba Techno-Park Ōho | ||
C8A* | Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Gasshukujo, NIED, KEK | |||
26*, 36*, C6* | Kasuga 1-chōme, GSI, Public Works Research Institute | Architecture and Building Research Institute | ||
12*, 22*, 32A* | University of Tsukuba Kasuga area | University of Tsukuba Hospital | ||
19 | University of Tsukuba Hospital, Kamigō | Ishige Station | ||
71 | University of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research Institute, KEK | Shimotsuma Station | ||
71A | University of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research Institute | National Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development | ||
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C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, clockwise) | University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Campus | Tsukuba Center | |
C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, counterclockwise) | ||||
8
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Tsukuba Science Tour Bus (north route)[7] | GSI, Tsukuba Botanical Garden (no survice on weekdays) |
Tsukuba Center (no survice on weekdays) | |
Tsukuba Science Tour Bus (south route)[7] | Tsukuba Expo Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Space Center (no survice on weekdays) | |||
Kenkyū-gakuen Station, Goodman Jōso | Roadside Station Jōso |
Highway bus routes
[edit](Reference: [8])
Platform No. | Route Name | Via | Destination | Company |
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7
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Tsukuba | Yashio Parking Area (Shuto Expressway Misato Route) | Tokyo Station | Kantō Railway |
8
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Airport Liner "NATT'S" | (boarding-only up to the airport) | Narita International Airport |
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(boarding-only up to the airport) | Haneda Airport | Kantō Railway | ||
TM Liner | Weekdays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Ibaraki Prefectural Government Building |
Mito Station minami-guchi | ||
Holidays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Akatsuka Station kita-guchi, Mito Station kita-guchi | ||||
Tokyo DisneySea | Tokyo Disneyland | |||
Yokappe Kansai (overnight bus) |
Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Osaka City Air Terminal | Universal Studios Japan |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 乗車人員 [Passenger numbers]. Tsukuba Express official site (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba
- ^ Official Website of Bivi Tsukuba
- ^ つくばセンター・つくば駅発着. www.kantetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Kanto Railway Co. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Tsuku Bus timetable and Fare". City of Tsukuba official site. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b つくばサイエンスツアーバス. www.kantetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Kanto Railway Co. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ 高速バスご利用案内. www.kantetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Kanto Railway Co. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
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- TX Tsukuba Station(in English)
- Timetables of Tsukuba station(in English)
- Nearest Bus Stops from Tsukuba Center (Tsukuba sta)(in Japanese and English)