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
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.
Bus services
is a bus terminal adjoining Tsukuba Station. It was established as Tsukuba Center Kotsu Hiroba in 1985 for the Expo '85 held in Tsukuba.
Now, there is also a commercial complex named Official Website of Bivi Tsukuba next to the bus terminal. The commercial complex has an information desk operated by Kantō Railway, where tickets can be purchased.
Local bus routes Routes marked with an asterisk * have service on weekdays only.
(Reference: ) Platform No.Route Name/No.ViaDestinationCompanyTsukubasan Shuttle BusNumata, Tsukubasan Jinja iriguchiTsutsujigaoka (Mount Tsukuba, aerial lift station)Kamigō Shuttle (KB)Kenkyū-gakuen Station, Technopark Toyosato Chuō, KamigōToyosato HospitalKantō RailwayNambu 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 HallHokubu Shuttle (HB)Amakubo (Tsukuba Botanical Garden), KEK, Tsukuba Community CenterTsukuba-san-guchi (foot of Mount Tsukuba)Oda Shuttle (OB)Technopark Sakura, Oda ChūbuTsukuba Community Center21A, 22*National Institute for Materials Science, , Gakuen-NamikiArakawaoki StationKantō Railway71Gakuen-Takezono, National Institute for Materials Science, Gakuen-NamikiC22* (Gakuen-Namiki loop-line)National Institute for Materials Science, , Gakuen-NamikiTsukuba Center31, 31A, 32A*Ninomiya-chuō, Aeon Mall TsukubaHitachino-Ushiku Station36*(non-stop)Kantō RailwayCG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, clockwise)Tsukuba International Congress Center, , National Institute for Environmental Studies, Meteorological Research InstituteTsukuba CenterCG (Gakuen Minami loop-line, counterclockwise)Tsukuba International Congress Center, Meteorological Research Institute, National Institute for Environmental Studies, C15 (Matsushiro loop-line)Koike, Teshirogi danchiC16*KoikeTeshirogi danchi*Kasuga 2-chōmeKenkyū-gakuen StationMatsushiro Minami loop-lineMatsunoki-higashi, Matsushiro 5-chōmeTsukuba Center11, 12*Gakuen-Takezono, SakuramachiTsuchiura StationGakuen-Takezono, Sakuramachi, Tsuchiura StationTsuchiura-shakoKantō Railway11B, 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 Station18*TanakachōTsuchiura Station higashi-guchi18*, C8*Tsukuba Botanical Garden, NIED, KEKC8A*Tsukuba Botanical Garden, Gasshukujo, NIED, KEK26*, 36*, C6*Kasuga 1-chōme, GSI, Public Works Research InstituteArchitecture and Building Research Institute12*, 22*, 32A*University of Tsukuba Kasuga areaUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital19University of Tsukuba Hospital, KamigōIshige Station71University of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research Institute, KEKShimotsuma Station71AUniversity of Tsukuba Hospital, GSI, Public Works Research InstituteNational Institute for School Teachers and Staff DevelopmentC10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, clockwise)University of Tsukuba Tsukuba CampusTsukuba CenterC10 (University Tsukuba loop-line, counterclockwise)Tsukuba 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 (Reference: ) Platform No.Route NameViaDestinationCompanyTsukubaYashio Parking Area (Shuto Expressway Misato Route)Tokyo StationKantō RailwayAirport Liner "NATT'S"(boarding-only up to the airport)Narita International Airport(boarding-only up to the airport)Haneda AirportKantō RailwayTM LinerWeekdays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Ibaraki Prefectural Government BuildingMito Station minami-guchiHolidays: Ishioka (Jōban Expressway), Akatsuka Station kita-guchi, Mito Station kita-guchiTokyo DisneySeaTokyo DisneylandYokappe Kansai (overnight bus)Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, Osaka City Air TerminalUniversal Studios Japan
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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References
External links
TX Tsukuba Station Timetables of Tsukuba station Nearest Bus Stops from Tsukuba Center (Tsukuba sta) Search Photo of Tsukuba Station -