Moriya Station

Moriya Station

守谷駅
Moriya Station Central East Exit in January 2013
General information
Coordinates35°57′02″N 139°59′32″E / 35.9506872°N 139.9921972°E / 35.9506872; 139.9921972
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms8 (4 island platforms)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (Jōsō Line)
Elevated (Tsukuba Express)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTX15 (Tsukuba Express)
Location
Moriya Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Moriya Station
Moriya Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Moriya Station is located in Japan
Moriya Station
Moriya Station
Moriya Station (Japan)

Moriya Station (守谷駅, Moriya-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kantō Railway and the third-sector railway operating company Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company.

Lines

Moriya Station is served by the Tsukuba Express (Station No. 15) and is located 37.7 km (23.4 mi) from the official terminus of the line at Akihabara Station. It is also served by the Jōsō Line, and is located 9.6 km (6.0 mi) from the official starting point of that line at Toride Station.

Station layout

Kantō Railway layout

Moriya Station

守谷駅
Kantō Railway
Moriya Station platforms, 2009
General information
Location2-18-3 Chuo, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0115
Japan
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s)■ Jōsō Line
Distance9.6 km from Toride
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1913; 111 years ago (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY201714,021 daily
Services
Preceding station Kantō Railway Following station
Minami-Moriya
towards Toride
 Jōsō Line
Rapid
 Mitsukaidō
towards Shimodate
Jōsō Line
Local
 Shin-Moriya
towards Shimodate

The Jōsō Line platforms are ground-level and consists of two island platforms serving four tracks, with an elevated station building located at a right angle above the tracks and platforms.

Kantō Railway platforms

1, 2 ■ Jōsō Line for Togashira and Toride
3, 4 ■ Jōsō Line for Mitsukaidō, Shimotsuma, and Shimodate

Metropolitan Intercity Railway layout

Moriya Station

守谷駅
Tsukuba Express
Moriya Station Ticket Gate
General information
Location4-9 Chuo, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0115
Japan
Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s) Tsukuba Express
Distance37.7 km from Akihabara
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeTX15
History
Opened24 August 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-24)
Passengers
FY201925,559 daily
Services
Preceding station Tsukuba Express Following station
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori
(TX12)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Rapid
 Tsukuba
(TX20)
Terminus
Kashiwanoha-campus
(TX13)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Commuter-Rapid
 Kenkyū-gakuen
(TX19)
towards Tsukuba
Tsukuba Express
Semi-Rapid
 Miraidaira
(TX16)
towards Tsukuba
Kashiwa-Tanaka
(TX14)
towards Akihabara
 Tsukuba Express
Local

The Tsukuba Express platforms are elevated and consist of two island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building located underneath.

Metropolitan Intercity Railway

1, 2  Tsukuba Express for Tsukuba
3, 4  Tsukuba Express for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara

Until passing facilities were put into service on 17 March 2018, Platform 2 was an arrivals-only platform.[1]

History

The Kantō Railway station opened on 1 November 1913.[2] The Tsukuba Express station opened on 24 August 2005.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the Kanto Railway portion of the station was used by an average of 14,021 passengers daily.[3] In fiscal 2019, the Tsukuba Express portion of the station was used by an average of 25,559 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 206–212. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 一日あたり駅別乗降人員（平成29年度実績） [Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Kanto Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "つくばエクスプレス乗車人員". Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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