is a passenger
railway station 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 Prefecture,
Japan
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, operated by the
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
...
. Its station number is TX18. "Bampaku-kinenkōen" literally means "Expo Memorial Park" and is named after a nearby park built on the site of where
Expo '85 was held.
Lines
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station is served by the
Tsukuba Express, and is located 51.8 km from the starting point of the line at
Akihabara Station in Tokyo.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed
side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
File:Tx-Bampaku-Kinenkoen-Sta-Gate.JPG, Ticket gates
File:Tsukuba-express-18-Bampaku-kinenkoen-station-platform.jpg, Platforms
History
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station opened on 24 August 2005.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3314 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
* Site of
Expo '85
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
TX Bampaku-kinenkoen Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bampaku-kinenkoen Station (Ibaraki)
Railway stations in Ibaraki Prefecture
Stations of Tsukuba Express
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Railway stations in Japan opened in 2005