Tsukuba Express

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(video) Tsukuba Express line train
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Platform level of Tsukuba Station

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History

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A comparison of Tsukuba Express with Jōban Line and express bus service between Tokyo and Tsukuba

The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was founded on 15 March 1991 to construct the Tsukuba Express, which was then provisionally called the Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. The new line was planned to relieve crowding on the Jōban Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which had reached the limit of its capacity. However, with the economic downturn in Japan, the goal shifted to development along the line. This was facilitated by the enactment of the Special Measures Law in September 1989 which allowed the expedition of large housing projects as well as the expansion and construction of new and existing railway lines.[1]

During the early stages of construction, the construction company (Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, or JRTT) as well as associated keiretsu and associates in the public sector purchased land situated on the alignment of the route. Eventually, all the lots would be joined continuously, completed or not, and their ownership transferred to the eventual railway operator, MIRC.[1] Construction of all stations were centered around the theme of universal design.[1]

Also, the initial plan called for a line from Tokyo Station to Moriya, but expenses forced the planners to start the line at Akihabara instead of Tokyo Station, and pressure from the government of Ibaraki Prefecture resulted in moving the extension from Moriya to Tsukuba into Phase I of the construction.

The original schedule called for the line to begin operating in 2000, but delays in construction pushed the opening date to summer 2005. The line eventually opened on 24 August 2005.[2]

From the start of the revised timetable on 15 October 2012, new Script error: No such module "Nihongo". services were introduced in the morning (inbound services) and evening (outbound services) peak periods.[3]

Future plans

In September 2013, a number of municipalities along the Tsukuba Express line in Ibaraki Prefecture submitted a proposal to complete the extension of the line to Tokyo Station at the same time as a new airport-to-airport line proposed as part of infrastructure improvements for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

On 31 March 2023, four proposals for possible northern extensions were submitted to Ibaraki Prefecture governor Kazuhiko Ōigawa.[5] The proposals included plans to extend the line to either:

According to the proposals, the plan for the extension to Tsuchiura Station produced the most favourable cost-benefit analysis.

Driving

The Tsukuba Express is operated as a one-man (conductorless) train. The driver opens and closes the doors manually, but operation of the train is done automatically. The line has a top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). The Rapid service reduced the time required for the trip from Akihabara to Tsukuba from the previous 1 hour 30 minutes (by the Jōban Line, arriving in Tsuchiura, about Template:Cvt from Tsukuba) or 70 minutes (by bus, under optimal traffic conditions) to 45 minutes. From Tokyo, the trip takes 50–55 minutes. The line features no level crossings.

Electrification and rolling stock

To prevent interference with the geomagnetic measurements of the Japan Meteorological Agency at its laboratory in Ishioka, the portion of the line from Moriya to Tsukuba operates on alternating current. As a result, three train models are used on the line: TX-1000 series DC-only trains, which can operate only between Akihabara and Moriya, and TX-2000 series and TX-3000 series dual-voltage AC/DC trains, both of which can operate over the entire line.[6]

Volume production of the line's initial rolling stock began in January 2004, following the completion in March 2003 of two (TX-1000 and TX-2000 series) six-car trains for trial operation and training. The full fleet of 84 TX-1000s (14 six-car trains) and 96 TX-2000s (16 six-car trains) was delivered by January 2005. New TX-3000 series trains built by Hitachi Rail entered service on 14 March 2020.

Operation

Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company offers four types of train services on the Tsukuba Express:

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Station list

Trains stop at stations marked "●" and skip stations marked "|".

During the morning rush hour on weekdays, Semi Rapid trains bound for Akihabara make an additional stop at Rokuchō (marked "▲").

No. Station name Distance Elec. Local Semi-Rapid Commuter
Rapid 		Rapid Transfers Location
Japanese English Ward / City Prefecture
TX01 秋葉原 Akihabara Script error: No such module "convert". DC ● ● ● ● Template:Plainlist Chiyoda Tokyo
TX02 新御徒町 Shin-Okachimachi Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● File:Subway TokyoOedo.png Toei Oedo Line (E-10) Taitō
TX03 浅草 Asakusa Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● File:Subway TokyoGinza.png Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (at Tawaramachi (G-18))
TX04 南千住 Minami-Senju Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Template:JRLS Joban Line (Rapid)
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TX05 北千住 Kita-Senju Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Template:Plainlist Adachi
TX06 青井 Aoi Script error: No such module "convert". ● | | |
TX07 六町 Rokuchō Script error: No such module "convert". ● ▲ ● |
TX08 八潮 Yashio Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Yashio Saitama
TX09 三郷中央 Misato-chūō Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● | | Misato
TX10 南流山 Minami-Nagareyama Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Template:JRLS Musashino Line Nagareyama Chiba
TX11 流山セントラルパーク Nagareyama-centralpark Script error: No such module "convert". ● | | |
TX12 流山おおたかの森 Nagareyama-ōtakanomori Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Template:TBLS Tobu Urban Park Line
TX13 柏の葉キャンパス Kashiwanoha-campus Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● | Kashiwa
TX14 柏たなか Kashiwa-Tanaka Script error: No such module "convert". ● | | |
TX15 守谷 Moriya Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ● Template:Colorbull Jōsō Line Moriya Ibaraki
TX16 みらい平 Miraidaira Script error: No such module "convert". AC ● ● | | Tsukubamirai
TX17 みどりの Midorino Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● | | Tsukuba
TX18 万博記念公園 Bampaku-kinenkōen Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● | |
TX19 研究学園 Kenkyū-gakuen Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● |
TX20 つくば Tsukuba Script error: No such module "convert". ● ● ● ●

Ridership figures

Fiscal year Passengers carried
(in millions) 		Days operated Passengers per day Source
2005 34.69 220 150,000 [7]
2006 70.69 365 195,000
2007 84.85 366 234,000
2008 93.21 365 258,000
2009 97.79 365 270,300 [8]
2010 102.22 365 283,000 [9]
2011 104.89 366 290,000 [10]
2012 110.66 365 306,000 [11]
2013 118.22 365 323,900 [12]
2014 118.84 365 325,600 [13]
2015 124.14 365 340,100 [14]
2016 129.64 366 354,200 [15]
2017 135.12 365 370,200 [16]
2018 139.74 365 386,000 [17]
2019 143.10 365 395,000 [18]
2020 100.44 365 278,000 [19]
2021 110.61 365 306,000 [20]

See also

References

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