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Tsukuba Station

Coordinates: 36°4′57.64″N 140°6′40.69″E / 36.0826778°N 140.1113028°E / 36.0826778; 140.1113028
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Tsukuba Station

つくば駅
Entrance A2 of Tsukuba Station in August 2006
General information
Location2-128 Azuma, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-she 305-0031
Japan
Coordinates36°4′57.64″N 140°6′40.69″E / 36.0826778°N 140.1113028°E / 36.0826778; 140.1113028
Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s) Tsukuba Express
Distance58.3 km from Akihabara
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeTX20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 August 2005
Passengers
FY202317,273 daily
Services
Preceding station Tsukuba Express Following station
Moriya
(TX15)
towards Akihabara
Tsukuba Express
Rapid
Terminus
Kenkyū-gakuen
(TX19)
towards Akihabara
Tsukuba Express
Commuter-Rapid
Semi-Rapid
Local
Location
Tsukuba Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Tsukuba Station
Tsukuba Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Tsukuba Station is located in Japan
Tsukuba Station
Tsukuba Station
Tsukuba Station (Japan)

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

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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

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The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.

Platforms

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1-2  Tsukuba Express for Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara

History

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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]

Surrounding area

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The station is located at the heart of the "science city" of Tsukuba. It is also situated near the central bus terminal.

Bus services

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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

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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)
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

Highway bus routes

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(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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ entrusted by Tsukuba City
  2. ^ a b c d e nearest bus stop to AIST Tsukuba Central
  3. ^ some morning buses do not stop at Aeon Mall Tsukuba

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 乗車人員 [Passenger numbers]. Tsukuba Express official site (in Japanese). Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba
  4. ^ Official Website of Bivi Tsukuba
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c d "Tsuku Bus timetable and Fare". City of Tsukuba official site. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 高速バスご利用案内. www.kantetsu.co.jp (in Japanese). Kanto Railway Co. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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