Bampaku-kinenkōen Station
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station 万博記念公園駅 | |||||||||||
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 The east side of Bampaku-kinenkōen Station in June 2010 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4386 Shimana, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-2655 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°03′30″N 140°03′34″E / 36.058446°N 140.059389°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tsukuba Express | ||||||||||
| Distance | 51.8 km from Akihabara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | TX18 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 August 2005 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3314 daily | ||||||||||
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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.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tsukuba Express | for Tsukuba |
| 2 | ■ Tsukuba Express | for Akihabara |
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Ticket gates -
Platforms
History
[edit]Bampaku-kinenkōen Station opened on 24 August 2005.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3314 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Site of Expo '85
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
External links
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Media related to Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons
- TX Bampaku-kinenkoen Station (in English)