Kenkyū-gakuen Station (研究学園駅, Kenkyū-gakuen-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 TX19.

Kenkyū-gakuen Station 研究学園駅
Kenkyū-gakuen Station in 2006
General information
Location	Kenkyū-gakuen 5-9-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken 305-0817 Japan
Coordinates	36°4′55.69″N 140°4′56.66″E
Operated by	Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	Tsukuba Express
Distance	55.6 km from Akihabara
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	TX19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 August 2005
Passengers
FY2019	7367 daily
Services
Preceding station Met. Intercity Railway Following station Moriya (TX15) towards Akihabara Tsukuba Express Commuter-Rapid Tsukuba (TX20) Terminus Bampaku-kinenkōen (TX18) towards Akihabara Tsukuba Express Semi-Rapid Local
Location
Kenkyū-gakuen Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Kenkyū-gakuen Station Kenkyū-gakuen Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Line

Kenkyū-gakuen Station is served by Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (Tsukuba Express) and is located 55.6 km from the official starting point of the line at Akihabara Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two side opposed side platforms on a viaduct, with the station building located underneath.

Platforms

History

Kenkyū-gakuen Station opened on 24 August 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [1]

Surrounding area

• Tsukuba City Hall [ja]
• iias TSUKUBA [ja]
• COSTCO
• Torisen [ja] Kenkyū-gakuen Shop

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Kenkyū-gakuen Station at Wikimedia Commons

• TX Kenkyu-gakuen Station (in English)