is a passenger

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in the city of

Tsukuba is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 244,528 in 108,669 households and a population density of 862 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total ar ...

, 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 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 ...

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, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

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 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,671 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

Tsukuba Center
is a bus terminal near 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, Ibaraki, Japan (Tsukuba Science City, a planned city focused on technology north of Tokyo) between Sunday, March 17 and Monday, September 16, 1985. The theme of the fair was " ...

held in Tsukuba. Now, there is also a commercial complex named attached to the bus terminal. The commercial complex is managed by Daiwa Lease. There is also a satellite campus of the

University of Tsukuba is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...

, which was opened in 2015. The station has a passenger waiting room and 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 ...

, where tickets can be purchased.

Local bus routes

Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only.

Highway bus routes

References

External links

TX Tsukuba Station

Timetables of Tsukuba station
{{Tsukuba Express Stations of Tsukuba Express Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture Tsukuba, Ibaraki Railway stations in Japan opened in 2005