Kenkyū-gakuen Station

Railway station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
36°4′55.69″N 140°4′56.66″E / 36.0821361°N 140.0824056°E / 36.0821361; 140.0824056Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway CompanyLine(s) Tsukuba ExpressDistance55.6 km from AkihabaraPlatforms2 (2 side platforms)Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeTX19WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened24 August 2005PassengersFY20197367 daily Services
Preceding station Tsukuba Express Following station
Moriya
(TX15)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Commuter-Rapid
 Tsukuba
(TX20)
Terminus
Bampaku-kinenkōen
(TX18)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Semi-Rapid
Local
Location
Kenkyū-gakuen Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Kenkyū-gakuen Station
Kenkyū-gakuen Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
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Kenkyū-gakuen Station is located in Japan
Kenkyū-gakuen Station
Kenkyū-gakuen Station
Kenkyū-gakuen Station (Japan)
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Concourse level of Kenkyū-gakuen Station.

Kenkyū-gakuen Station (研究学園駅, Kenkyū-gakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. Its station number is TX19.

Line

Kenkyū-gakuen Station is served by Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (Tsukuba Express) and is located 55.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Akihabara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side opposed side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

1 ■ TX Tsukuba Express for Tsukuba
2 ■ TX Tsukuba Express for Akihabara

History

Kenkyū-gakuen Station opened on 24 August 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]

Surrounding area

  • Tsukuba City Hall [ja]
  • iias TSUKUBA [ja]
  • COSTCO
  • Torisen [ja] Kenkyū-gakuen Shop

See also

References

  1. ^ "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

External links

Media related to Kenkyū-gakuen Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • TX Kenkyu-gakuen Station (in English)