Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Ibaraki)
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
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.
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 |
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Ticket gates -
Platforms
History
Bampaku-kinenkōen Station opened on 24 August 2005.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3314 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Site of Expo '85
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons
- TX Bampaku-kinenkoen Station (in English)