Tsukuba Station (original) (raw)
Railway station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
| Tsukuba Stationつくば駅 | |
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 Entrance A2 of Tsukuba Station in August 2006 |
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| General information | |
| Location | 2-128 Azuma, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-she 305-0031Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°4′57.64″N 140°6′40.69″E / 36.0826778°N 140.1113028°E / 36.0826778; 140.1113028 |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed |
| Station code | TX20 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 August 2005 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2023 | 17,273 daily |
| Services | |
Preceding station  Tsukuba Express Following station Moriya(TX15)towards Akihabara Tsukuba ExpressRapid Terminus Kenkyū-gakuen(TX19)towards Akihabara Tsukuba ExpressCommuter-Rapid Semi-Rapid Local |
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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".
Tsukuba Station is the northern terminus of the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express line from the opposing terminus at Akihabara Station in Tokyo.
The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.
The platforms, 2020
Ticket gates, 2020
The railway station opened on 24 August 2005.[1] Tsukuba Center bus terminal existed prior to the railway station opening.
Passenger statistics
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In fiscal year 2023, the station was used by an average of 17,273 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
The station is located at the heart of the "science city" of Tsukuba. It is also situated near the central bus terminal.
Tsukuba Center and Mount Tsukuba in background
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.
Tsukuba Center, 2012
bus ticket office in BiVi Tsukuba, 2015
Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only.
(Reference: [5])
| Platform No. | Route Name/No. | Via | Destination | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsukubasan Shuttle Bus | Numata, Tsukubasan Jinja iriguchi | Tsutsujigaoka (Mount Tsukuba, aerial lift station) | Kantō Railway Kantetsu Kankō Bus |
| 2 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Kantō Railway JR Bus Kanto | |
| 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 | 11, 12* | Gakuen-Takezono, Sakuramachi | Tsuchiura Station | Kantō Railway JR Bus Kanto |
| 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 | ||
| 6 | C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, clockwise) | University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Campus | Tsukuba Center | |
| C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, counterclockwise) | ||||
| 8 | 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 |
(Reference: [8])
| Platform No. | Route Name | Via | Destination | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tsukuba | Yashio Parking Area (Shuto Expressway Misato Route) | Tokyo Station | Kantō Railway |
| 8 | Airport Liner "NATT'S" | (boarding-only up to the airport) | Narita International Airport | Kantō Railway Chiba Kōtsū Narita Airport Transport |
| (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 | Kantō Railway Kintetsu Bus |
^ entrusted by Tsukuba City
^ some morning buses do not stop at Aeon Mall Tsukuba
^ 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.
^ 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.
- TX Tsukuba Station(in English)
- Timetables of Tsukuba station(in English)
- Nearest Bus Stops from Tsukuba Center (Tsukuba sta)(in Japanese and English)