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) |  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 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 18,671 daily | ||||||||||||||
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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
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
The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.
Platforms
| 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
The railway station opened on 24 August 2005.[1] Tsukuba Center bus terminal existed prior to the railway station opening.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal year 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,671 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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
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
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ 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
- TX Tsukuba Station(in English)
- Timetables of Tsukuba station(in English)