is a junction passenger

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in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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and 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 ...

Lines

Moriya Station is served by the

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(Station No. 15) and is located from the official

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of the line at

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. It is also served by the

Jōsō Line The is a railway line in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kantō Railway is a private railway company, which operates two lines in Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan. The company is a subsidiary of Keisei Elect ...

, and is located from the official starting point of that line at

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Station layout

Kantō Railway layout

The Jōsō Line platforms are ground-level and consists of two

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s serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located at a right angle above the tracks and platforms.

Kantō Railway platforms

Metropolitan Intercity Railway layout

The Tsukuba Express platforms are elevated and consist of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Metropolitan Intercity Railway

Until passing facilities were put into service on 17 March 2018, Platform 2 was an arrivals-only platform.

History

The Kantō Railway station opened on 1 November 1913. The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 14,021 passengers daily. In fiscal 2019, the Tsukuba Express portion of the station was used by an average of 25,559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

References

External links

Moriya Station information
(Tsukuba Express)

(Kantō Railway) {{Joso Line Stations of Tsukuba Express Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Moriya, Ibaraki