is a passenger

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in the city of

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, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company

Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company The is a third-sector railway operating company in Japan. It was established on 15 March 1991 to construct the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express (then known as the ''Jōban Shinsen'') commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in Ibaraki Prefecture. ...

. It is numbered "TX20".

Lines

Tsukuba Station is the northern terminus of the 58.3 km

Tsukuba Express The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the Third-sector railway, third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was ...

line from the opposing terminus at

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in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

situated underground.

Platforms

File:TX Tsukuba Station platforms - 2020 11 23 various 18 32 42 433000.jpeg, The platforms, 2020 File:TX Tsukuba Station ticket gates - 2020 11 23 various.jpeg, Ticket gates, 2020

History

The railway station opened on 24 August 2005. Tsukuba Center bus terminal existed prior to the railway station opening.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2023, the station was used by an average of 17,273 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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

Bus services

is a bus terminal adjoining Tsukuba Station. It was established as in 1985 for the

Expo '85 Expo '85, officially called the , was a world's fair held in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985. The main venue was located in town of Yatabe, and the sub venue was in ...

held in Tsukuba. Now, there is also a commercial complex named next to the bus terminal. The commercial complex has an information desk operated by

Kantō Railway is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway and other companies. Additionally, the company has a bus department in Ibaraki Prefecture and Chiba Pr ...

, where tickets can be purchased.

Local bus routes

Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only. (Reference: )

Highway bus routes

(Reference: )

Notes

References

External links

TX Tsukuba Station

Timetables of Tsukuba station

Nearest Bus Stops from Tsukuba Center (Tsukuba sta)

Search Photo of Tsukuba Station
- {{Tsukuba Express Stations of Tsukuba Express Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Tsukuba, Ibaraki Railway stations in Japan opened in 2005