Tsukuba Station(Japanese: つくば駅, Hepburn: 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 "TX20".

Lines

Tsukuba Station is the northern 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

1-2Tsukuba Expressfor Moriya, Minami-Nagareyama, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara
  • The platforms, 2020
  • 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 2023, the station was used by an average of 17,273 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.

  • Tsukuba Center and Mount Tsukuba in background

Bus services

Tsukuba Center(つくばセンター, Tsukuba-Sentā) is a bus terminal adjoining Tsukuba Station. It was established as Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba(つくばセンター交通広場) in 1985 for the Expo '85 held in Tsukuba.

Now, there is also a commercial complex named BiVi Tsukuba(ビビつくば) next to the bus terminal. The commercial complex has an information desk operated by Kantō Railway, where tickets can be purchased.

  • Tsukuba Center, 2012
  • bus ticket office in BiVi Tsukuba, 2015

Local bus routes

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

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Platform No.Route Name/No.ViaDestinationCompany
1Tsukubasan Shuttle BusNumata, Tsukubasan Jinja iriguchiTsutsujigaoka (Mount Tsukuba, aerial lift station)Kantō Railway Kantetsu Kankō Bus
2Kamigō Shuttle (KB)Kenkyū-gakuen Station, Technopark Toyosato Chuō, KamigōToyosato HospitalKantō Railway
Nambu Shuttle (NB)Yatabe-shako, RIKEN, Kukizaki Branch Office of Tsukuba City Hall (runs daytime only)Kukizaki Welfare Support Center (runs daytime only)
Yatabe-shako, RIKENKukizaki Branch Office of Tsukuba City Hall
3Hokubu Shuttle (HB)Amakubo (Tsukuba Botanical Garden), KEK, Tsukuba Community CenterTsukuba-san-guchi (foot of Mount Tsukuba)
Oda Shuttle (OB)Technopark Sakura, Oda ChūbuTsukuba Community Center
421A, 22*National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōme, Gakuen-NamikiArakawaoki StationKantō Railway
71Gakuen-Takezono, National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōmeGakuen-Namiki
C22* (Gakuen-Namiki loop-line)National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 2-chōme, Gakuen-NamikiTsukuba Center
31, 31A, 32A*Ninomiya-chuō, Aeon Mall TsukubaHitachino-Ushiku StationKantō Railway JR Bus Kanto
36*(non-stop)Kantō Railway
CG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, clockwise)Tsukuba International Congress Center, Namiki 2-chōme, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Meteorological Research InstituteTsukuba Center
CG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, counterclockwise)Tsukuba International Congress Center, Meteorological Research Institute, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Namiki 2-chōme
C15 (Matsushiro loop-line)Koike, Teshirogi danchi
C16*KoikeTeshirogi danchi
*Kasuga 2-chōmeKenkyū-gakuen Station
Matsushiro Minami loop-lineMatsunoki-higashi, Matsushiro 5-chōmeTsukuba Center
511, 12*Gakuen-Takezono, SakuramachiTsuchiura StationKantō Railway JR Bus Kanto
Gakuen-Takezono, Sakuramachi, Tsuchiura StationTsuchiura-shakoKantō Railway
11B, 19Gakuen-Takezono, Tsuchiura Second High School, Kijō Koen mae (Tsuchiura Castle)Tsuchiura Station
*Gakuen-Takezono, Tsuchiura Second High SchoolTsuchiura First High School
(boarding-only up to the final stop)
Gakuen-Takezono (no service on holidays)Godō-chōsha (no service on holidays)
11D*Noda Danchi, SakuramachiTsuchiura Station
18*TanakachōTsuchiura Station higashi-guchi
18*, C8*Tsukuba Botanical Garden, NIED, KEKTsukuba Techno-Park Ōho
C8A*Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Gasshukujo, NIED, KEK
26*, 36*, C6*Kasuga 1-chōme, GSI, Public Works Research InstituteArchitecture and Building Research Institute
12*, 22*, 32A*University of Tsukuba Kasuga areaUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital
19University of Tsukuba Hospital, KamigōIshige Station
71University of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research Institute, KEKShimotsuma Station
71AUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research InstituteNational Institute for School Teachers and Staff Development
6C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, clockwise)University of Tsukuba Tsukuba CampusTsukuba Center
C10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, counterclockwise)
8Tsukuba Science Tour Bus (north route)GSI, Tsukuba Botanical Garden (no survice on weekdays)Tsukuba Center (no survice on weekdays)
Tsukuba Science Tour Bus (south route)Tsukuba Expo Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Space Center (no survice on weekdays)
Kenkyū-gakuen Station, Goodman JōsoRoadside Station Jōso

Highway bus routes

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Platform No.Route NameViaDestinationCompany
7TsukubaYashio Parking Area (Shuto Expressway Misato Route)Tokyo StationKantō Railway
8Airport Liner "NATT'S"(boarding-only up to the airport)Narita International AirportKantō Railway Chiba Kōtsū Narita Airport Transport
(boarding-only up to the airport)Haneda AirportKantō Railway
TM LinerWeekdays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Ibaraki Prefectural Government BuildingMito Station minami-guchi
Holidays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Akatsuka Station kita-guchi, Mito Station kita-guchi
Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo Disneyland
Yokappe Kansai(overnight bus)Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Osaka City Air TerminalUniversal Studios JapanKantō Railway Kintetsu Bus

See also

Notes

External links

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