Tsuchiura Station

Tsuchiura Station (土浦駅, Tsuchiura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Tsuchiura Station 土浦駅
Tsuchiura Station in November 2020
General information
Location	1-30 Ariake-cho, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken Japan
Coordinates	36.0781°N 140.2067°E / 36.0781; 140.2067
Operated by	JR East JR Freight
Line(s)	■ Jōban Line
Distance	63.8 km from Nippori
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	4 November 1895; 129 years ago (1895-11-04)
Passengers
FY2019	15,956 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kashiwa JJ07 (limited service) towards Shinagawa Hitachi (limited service) Mito towards Sendai Kairakuen (limited service, seasonal) towards Sendai Arakawaoki (limited service) towards Shinagawa Tokiwa Ishioka towards Takahagi Arakawaoki towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Special Rapid Terminus Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Kandatsu towards Sendai
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Lines

Tsuchiura Station is served by the Jōban Line, and is located 63.8 km from the official starting point of the line at Nippori Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Jōban Line	for Ishioka, Tomobe, Mito, Takahagi, and Iwaki
2, 3	■ Jōban Line (JU Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Toride, Kashiwa, Ueno, Tokyo, and Shinagawa

History

Tsuchiura Station opened on 4 November 1895.^[1]

The Tsukuba Railway Line operated from this station from 1 April 1987.^{[citation needed]} On 26 October 1943, three trains crashed at Tsuchiura killing 110 people.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 15,956 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Other transportation

Buses

• For Edosaki
• For Tsukuba Center
• For Tamatsukuri
• For Midorino Station

Port of Tsuchiura

Name	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Tsuchiura・Itako Line	Hozaki・Tamatsukuri	Itako Station	Jōyō Kankō and Lacusmarina	Seats on the ferry must be reserved.

Surrounding area

• Lake Kasumigaura
• Tsuchiura Castle
• Tsukuba International University

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. Ichimura, Souichi (1965). 茶の間の土浦五十年史 [50 years of history of Tsuchiura in the tea room] (in Japanese).
3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Tsuchiura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)