Bampaku-kinenkōen Station

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, 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.

Bampaku-kinenkōen Station 万博記念公園駅
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
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
Passengers
FY2019	3314 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 Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Bampaku-kinenkōen Station Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Japan) Show map of 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
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  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

• Site of Expo '85

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Bampaku-kinenkōen Station (Ibaraki) at Wikimedia Commons

• TX Bampaku-kinenkoen Station (in English)