Moriya Station

Moriya Station 守谷駅
Moriya Station Central East Exit in January 2013
General information
Coordinates	35.9506872°N 139.9921972°E / 35.9506872; 139.9921972
Operated by	Kantō Railway Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Jōsō Line Tsukuba Express
Platforms	8 (4 island platforms)
Construction
Structure type	At-grade (Jōsō Line) Elevated (Tsukuba Express)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TX15 (Tsukuba Express)
Location Moriya Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Moriya Station Moriya Station (Japan) Show map of 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
Location	2-18-3 Chuo, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0115 Japan
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	■ Jōsō Line
Distance	9.6 km from Toride
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1913; 111 years ago (1913-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017	14,021 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
Location	4-9 Chuo, Moriya-shi, Ibaraki-ken 302-0115 Japan
Operated by	Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	Tsukuba Express
Distance	37.7 km from Akihabara
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	TX15
History
Opened	24 August 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08-24)
Passengers
FY2019	25,559 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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
2. 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.

External links

Media related to Moriya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Moriya Station information (Tsukuba Express) (in English)
• Moriya Station information (Kantō Railway) (in Japanese)