Moriya Station

Moriya Station (守谷駅, Moriya-eki) is a railway station in Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the private railway operators Kantō Railway and Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company.

Moriya Station

守谷駅
Moriya Station Central East Exit in January 2013
LocationChuo, Moriya, Ibaraki
（茨城県守谷市中央）
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)

Lines

Moriya Station is served by the Tsukuba Express (Station No. 15) and is located 37.7 km from the official terminus of the line at Akihabara Station. It is also served by the Jōsō Line, and is located 9.6 km 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
Location2-18-3 Chuo, Moriya, Ibaraki
（茨城県守谷市中央2-18-3）
Japan
Operated byKantō Railway
Line(s)Jōsō Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened1913
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)12,889 daily

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
Location4-9 Chuo, Moriya, Ibaraki
（茨城県守谷市中央四丁目9）
Japan
Operated byMetropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)Tsukuba Express
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station code15
History
Opened2005
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)23,575 daily

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 ■ Tsukuba Express for Tsukuba
2 ■ Tsukuba Express (Alighting only)
3, 4 ■ Tsukuba Express for Nagareyama-ōtakanomori, Kita-Senju, and Akihabara

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tsukuba Express (15)
Nagareyama-ōtakanomori (12)   Rapid   Tsukuba (20)
Kashiwanoha-campus (13)   Commuter-Rapid   Kenkyū-gakuen (19)
Kashiwanoha-campus (13)   Semi-Rapid   Miraidaira (16)
Kashiwa-Tanaka (14)   Local   Miraidaira (16)
Jōsō Line
Minami-Moriya   Rapid   Mitsukaidō
Minami-Moriya   Local   Shin-Moriya

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the Kantō Railway station was used by an average of 11,552 passengers daily, and the Tsukuba Express station was used by an average of 22,644 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

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References
  1. 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.

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