Tsukuba Station

Tsukuba Station (つくば駅, Tsukuba-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is numbered "20".

Tsukuba Station

つくば駅
Entrance A2 of Tsukuba Station in August 2006
Location2-128 Azuma, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-she 305-0031
Japan
Coordinates36°4′57.64″N 140°6′40.69″E
Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s) Tsukuba Express
Distance58.3 km from Akihabara
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeTX20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 August 2005
Passengers
FY201918,671 daily
Location
Tsukuba Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Tsukuba Station
Tsukuba Station (Japan)

Lines

Tsukuba Station is the terminus of the 58.3 km Tsukuba Express line from the opposing terminus at Akihabara Station in Tokyo.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform situated underground.

Platforms
1-2 ■ Tsukuba Express for Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara
  • The platforms, 2020
  • Ticket gates, 2020

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tsukuba Express (20)
Moriya (15)   Rapid   Terminus
Kenkyū-gakuen (19)   Commuter Rapid   Terminus
Kenkyū-gakuen (19)   Semi Rapid   Terminus
Kenkyū-gakuen (19)   Local   Terminus

History

The station opened on 24 August 2005.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,671 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

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

Around the Tsukuba Station, there is a large bus terminal, which is named as Tsukuba Center. The details are as follows:

Tsukuba Center

Tsukuba Center

Tsukuba Center is a bus terminal near Tsukuba Station. It was established as Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba (つくばセンター交通広場) [3] in 1985 because Expo '85 was held. There is now also a commercial complex named BiVi TSUKUBA.

BiVi TSUKUBA（ビビつくば）[4] is attached to the bus terminal. There is a waiting room for the bus services and an information desk for Kanto Railway where tickets can be purchased. There is also a satellite campus of the University of Tsukuba,[5] which opened in 2015.[6] The commercial complex is operated by Daiwa Lease.

Bivi Tsukuba
Bus stop No.1

Mount Tsukuba direction

Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompany
No.1Tsukubasan shuttle busTsukubasan-Jinja-iriguchiMount Tsukuba■Kanto Railway
■Kantetsu Kanko bus
■Kantetsu Purple bus
■Kantetsu Green bus
Bus stop No.2

Community bus

Bus stopNonumberViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.2Kamizato ShuttleKBKenkyu-gakuen StationToyosato Hospital■KantoRailway
（entrust this route from Tsukuba, Ibaraki）
Nambu ShuttleNBKukizaki-Madoguchi CenterFukushi CenterRuns only daytime
Yatabe shakoKukizaki-Madoguchi Center
Bus stop No.3
Bus stopNonumberViaDestinationCompany
No.3Hokubu ShuttleHBMount Tsukuba iriguchi■KantoRailway
（accept this route from Tsukuba）
Oda shuttleOBTechno Park SakuraTsukuba Koryu Center
Bus stop No.4

Routes marked ＊ have service on weekdays only.

Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompany
No.420/21A/22＊/26＊Takezono・Gakuen-Namiki・National Institute of Advanced Industrial ScienceArakawaoki Station■Kanto Railway
71Takezono-Koko mae・Gakuen-Takezono・National Institute of Advanced Industrial ScienceGakuen-Namiki■Kantetsu Purple bus
C22＊National Institute for Materials Science・National Institute of Advanced Industrial ScienceGakuen-Namiki■Kanto Railway
C20National Institute for Materials Science・National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science・Jōsō GakuinSakura Newtown
30/30A/31/31A/32A＊Aeon Mall TsukubaHitachino-Ushiku Station■JR bus Kanto・KantoRailway
36＊Non stop■KantoRailway
CG（clockwise）Tsukuba Space Center・National Institute for Environmental Studies・Meteorological Research Institute Tsukuba Center
CG（counterclockwise）Tsukuba Space Center・Meteorological Research Institute・National Institute for Environmental StudiesTsukuba Center
C15/C16＊KoikeMatsudai
42A＊Yatabe ShakoUshiku Station
C6＊Kasuga 2choumeKenkyu-gakuen Station
Bus stop No.5

the suburbs and Tsuchiura direction

  • Buses, which have ＊, service on only weekdays
Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.510/11SakuramachiTsuchiura Station■Kanto Railway
■Kantetsu Purple bus
10B/11B/19Gakuen-Takezono・Kamejō Koen-mae（Tsuchiura Castle）
Gakuen-TakezonoGodochosya■Kanto RailwayService suspended on Sundays and holidays.
11DNoda DanchiTsuchiura Station
18TanakachōTsuchiura Station higashi-guchi
18/C8KEKTsukuba Techno-Park Ōho
C8A＊KEK
26＊/36＊/C6＊Kasuga 1chome・GSIArchitecture and Building Research Institute
22＊/32A＊University of Tsukuba Kasuga areaUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital
42A＊Azuma 2chōme-nishi
19University of Tsukuba HospitalIshige Station■Kantetsu Purple Bus
71GSIShimotsuma Station■Kantetsu Purple Bus
Bus stop No.6

Arrive and depart from Tsukuba Center for University of Tsukuba

Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.610/10B/20/30/30AUniversity of Tsukuba Tsukuba Campus■Kanto Railway
■Kantetsu Purple bus
C10（Clockwise route）Tsukuba Daigaku■Kanto Railway
C10（Counterclockwise route）Tsukuba Daigaku■Kanto Railway
midnight busUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukuba Daigaku Chuobus service is 3（1day）
Bus stop No.7
Bus stopNoViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.7ShuttleTakezonokōkōmaeAeon Mall Tsuchiura■JR Bus KantoRuns on weekdays evening
Bus stop No.8
Bus stopNoViadestinationCompany
No.8Tsukuba Science Tour bus（North route）GSI・Tsukuba Botanical GardenTsukuba Center■Kanto Railway
Tsukuba Science Tour bus（South route）Tsukuba Expo Center・National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology・Tsukuba Space CenterTsukuba Center

Highway buses
Bus stopNameViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.7TsukubaYashioPA（Yashio Station）・Asakusa Station, Ueno StationTokyo Station[7]Kanto Railwayweekday schedule
YashioPA(Yashio Station)Holiday schedule
Bus stopNameViaDestinationCompanyNote
No.8Airport Liner "NATT'S"Non stopNarita International Airport[7]Kanto Railway
Chiba Kotsu
Narita Kūkō Kotsu
Airport LimousineNon stopHaneda Airport[7]Kanto Railway
Keihin Kyuko bus
Airport LimousineNon stopIbaraki Airport[7]Kanto Railway
TM LinerIshioka, Mito StationKairaku-en[7]Kanto Railway
Kantetsu Kankō Bus		weekday schedule
Ishioka, Mito StationKita-GuchiMito Station Minami-Guchi[7]Holiday schedule
Tokyo Disney Resort, Kokusai-Tenjijō StationTokyo Teleport StationKanto Railway
night busNon stopNagoya Station[8]Ibaraki Kotsu
Yokappe　Kansai（night bus）Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Ōsaka Namba Station, and Namba StationUSJ[7]*Kintetsu Bus/1
Kanto　Railway

See also

References
  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba
  4. Official Website of Bivi Tsukuba
  5. "つくばターミナルビル施設整備事業提案競技で最優秀提案者・優秀提案者が選定されました。(in Japanese)" (PDF). City of Tsukuba. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. "ＢｉＶｉつくば：新駅前ビルオープン　周辺のにぎわい期待　／茨城(in Japanese)". 毎日新聞 地方版. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  7. 関東鉄道株式会社. "高速バスご利用案内｜バス情報｜関東鉄道｜地域のふれあいパートナー". www.kantetsu.co.jp. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. "名古屋線 : 日立・東海・ひたちなか・水戸・石岡・つくば ─ 名古屋駅 | 高速バスのご案内 - 茨城交通". www.ibako.co.jp. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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