Tsukuba Station
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Tsukuba Station つくば駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Entrance A2 of Tsukuba Station in August 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) |  Tsukuba Express | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 58.3 km from Akihabara | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | TX20 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 18,671 daily | ||||||||||||||
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  Tsukuba Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture  Tsukuba Station Tsukuba Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Tsukuba Station (つくば駅, 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 | Tsukuba Express
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for Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara |
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The platforms, 2020 -
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 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,671 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.
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Tsukuba Center and Mount Tsukuba in background -
Former bus terminal near station, opened in 2005 -
BiVi Tsukuba
Bus services[edit]
Tsukuba Center is a bus terminal near 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] attached to the bus terminal. The commercial complex is managed by Daiwa Lease. There is also a satellite campus of the University of Tsukuba,[5] which was opened in 2015.[6]
The station has a passenger waiting room and an information desk operated by Kantō Railway, where tickets can be purchased.
Local bus routes[edit]
| Bus stop | Name | Via | Destination | Company |
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1
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Tsukubasan Shuttle | Tsukubasan Jinja iri-guchi | Mount Tsukuba | ■ Kanto Railway ■ Kantetsu Kankō Bus ■ Kantetsu Purple bus ■ Kantetsu Green bus |
2 |
Kamizato Shuttle (KB) | Kenkyu-gakuen Station | Toyosato Hospital | ■ Kanto Railway (entrusted by Tsukuba City) |
| Nambu Shuttle (NB) | Kukizaki-Madoguchi Center (runs daytime only) |
Fukushi Center (runs daytime only) | ||
| Yatabe shako | Kukizaki-Madoguchi Center | |||
3
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Hokubu Shuttle (HB) | Amakubo (Tsukuba Botanical Garden), KEK, Tsukuba Koryu Center | Tsukuba-san-guchi (Mount Tsukuba) | |
| Oda Shuttle (OB) | Techno Park Sakura | Tsukuba Koryu Center | ||
4
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20, 21A, 22*, 26* | Takezono, Gakuen-Namiki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science | Arakawaoki Station | ■ Kanto Railway |
| 71 | Takezono-Kōkō mae, Gakuen-Takezono, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science | Gakuen-Namiki | ■ Kantetsu Purple bus | |
| C22* | National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science | Gakuen-Namiki | ■ Kanto Railway | |
| C20 | National Institute for Materials Science, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science, Jōsō Gakuin | Sakura Newtown | ||
| 30, 30A, 31, 31A, 32A* | Aeon Mall Tsukuba | Hitachino-Ushiku Station | ■ JR Bus Kanto ■ KantoRailway | |
| 36* | Non-stop | ■ Kanto Railway | ||
| CG (clockwise) |
Tsukuba Space Center, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Meteorological Research Institute | Tsukuba Center | ||
| CG (counterclockwise) |
Tsukuba Space Center, Meteorological Research Institute, National Institute for Environmental Studies | Tsukuba Center | ||
| C15, C16* | Koike | Matsudai | ||
| 42A* | Yatabe shako | Ushiku Station | ||
| C6* | Kasuga 2-choume | Kenkyu-gakuen Station | ||
5
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10, 11 | Sakuramachi | Tsuchiura Station | ■ Kanto Railway ■ Kantetsu Purple bus |
| 10B, 11B, 19 | Gakuen-Takezono, Kamejō Koen mae (Tsuchiura Castle) | |||
| Gakuen-Takezono (no service on holidays) |
Godochosya (no service on holidays) |
■ Kanto Railway | ||
| 11D | Noda Danchi | Tsuchiura Station | ||
| 18 | Tanakachō | Tsuchiura Station higashi-guchi | ||
| 18, C8 | KEK | Tsukuba Techno-Park Ōho | ||
| C8A* | KEK | |||
| 26*, 36*, C6* | Kasuga 1chome, GSI | Architecture and Building Research Institute | ||
| 22*, 32A* | University of Tsukuba Kasuga area | University of Tsukuba Hospital | ||
| 42A* | Azuma 2 chōme-nishi | |||
| 19 | University of Tsukuba Hospital | Ishige Station | ■ Kantetsu Purple Bus | |
| 71 | GSI | Shimotsuma Station | ||
6
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10, 10B, 20, 30, 30A | University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Campus | ■ Kanto Railway ■ Kantetsu Purple bus | |
| C10 (clockwise) | Tsukuba Daigaku | ■ Kanto Railway | ||
| C10 (counterclockwise) | Tsukuba Daigaku | |||
| Midnight bus (operated on 3) |
University of Tsukuba Hospital | Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo | ||
7
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Shuttle (weekday evenings) |
Takezono-Kōkō mae | Aeon Mall Tsuchiura | ■ JR bus Kanto |
8
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Tsukuba Science Tour bus (north route) | GSI, Tsukuba Botanical Garden | Tsukuba Center | ■ Kanto Railway |
| Tsukuba Science Tour bus (south route) | Tsukuba Expo Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Space Center | Tsukuba Center |
Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only.
Highway bus routes[edit]
| Bus stop | Name | Via | Destination | Company |
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7
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Tsukuba | Weekdays: YashioPA (Yashio Station), Asakusa Station, Ueno Station |
Tokyo Station[7] | ■ Kanto Railway |
| Holidays: YashioPA (Yashio Station) | ||||
8
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Airport Limousine | Non-stop | Haneda Airport[7] | ■ Kanto Railway ■ Keihin Kyuko bus |
| Airport Limousine | Non-stop | Ibaraki Airport[7] | ■ Kanto Railway | |
| TM Liner | Weekdays: Ishioka, Mito Station |
Kairaku-en[7] | ■ Kanto Railway ■ Kantetsu Kanko bus | |
| Holidays: Ishioka, Mito Station kita-guchi |
Mito Station minami-guchi[7] | |||
| Tokyo Disney Resort, Kokusai-Tenjijō Station | Tokyo Teleport Station | ■ Kanto Railway | ||
| (night bus) | Non-stop | Nagoya Station[8] | Ibaraki Kotsu | |
| Yokappe Kansai (night bus) |
Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka Namba Station, and Namba Station | USJ[7] | ■ Kanto Railway Kintetsu Bus |
See also[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.
- ^ "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba
- ^ Official Website of Bivi Tsukuba
- ^ "つくばターミナルビル施設整備事業提案競技で最優秀提案者・優秀提案者が選定されました。(in Japanese)" (PDF). City of Tsukuba. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "ＢｉＶｉつくば：新駅前ビルオープン 周辺のにぎわい期待 ／茨城(in Japanese)". 毎日新聞 地方版. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
External links[edit]
- TX Tsukuba Station(in English)
- Timetables of Tsukuba station(in English)