Bampaku-kinenkōen Station

Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (万博記念公園駅, Bampaku-kinenkōen-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 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.

This article is about the railway station in Ibaraki. For the monorail station in Osaka, see Bampaku-kinen-kōen Station.
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station

万博記念公園駅
The east side of Bampaku-kinenkōen Station in June 2010
General information
Location4386 Shimana, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-2655
Japan
Coordinates36°03′30″N 140°03′34″E
Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s) Tsukuba Express
Distance51.8 km from Akihabara
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTX18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 August 2005
Passengers
FY20193314 daily
Services
Preceding station Tsukuba Express Following station
Midorino
(TX17)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Semi-Rapid
Local
 Kenkyū-gakuen
(TX19)
towards Tsukuba
Location
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station is located in Japan
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Japan)

Lines

Bampaku-kinenkōen Station is served by the Tsukuba Express, and is located 51.8 km (32.2 mi) from the starting point of the line at Akihabara Station in Tokyo.[1]

Station layout

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

Platforms
1 ■ Tsukuba Express for Tsukuba
2 ■ Tsukuba Express for Akihabara
  • Ticket gates
    Ticket gates
  • Platforms
    Platforms

History

Bampaku-kinenkōen Station opened on 24 August 2005.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3314 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2]

Surrounding area

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] (in Japanese). 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 July 25, 2020.

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