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 The , or TX, is a Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, which links Akihabara Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and Tsukuba Station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki. The route was inaugurated on 24 Augu ...

(then known as the ''Jōban Shinsen'') commuter railway line from in Tokyo to in

Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

. The Tsukuba Express line was opened on 24 August 2005.

Shareholders

As of 2019, the company is owned by the following local governments and municipalities.29th Annual Securities Report

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* Railway companies of Japan Japanese companies established in 1991 Railway companies established in 1991 Akihabara {{Japan-rail-company-stub