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Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway) 首都圏新都市鉄道

1 lines · 20 stations

How to ride Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway) P

Operator-wide facts from Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway)'s own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PPASMO, Suica, Kitaca, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa +4 more
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Status box on the top page (updated 4:00 to 2:00); Japanese
Step-free accessStation list → PStations have level entrances, large elevators, wide ticket gates and multipurpose toilets; each station page lists its facilities. Trains keep the platform gap small and have wheelchair spaces (cars 2 and 5 on TX-1000/2000 trains, every car on TX-3000).
IC cards and payment in detail

PASMO, Suica and the other eight nationwide transport IC cards work at every station between Akihabara and Tsukuba; all are charged the 1-yen IC fare. Contactless credit/debit/prepaid cards (and phones with them) can also be touched at the gates (see below). P

PASMO・Suicaに加え、「Kitaca」「manaca」「TOICA」「PiTaPa」「ICOCA」「はやかけん」「nimoca」「SUGOCA」の交通系ICカードがご利用いただけます。

Getting on

  1. Use an IC card (PASMO, Suica or another nationwide card), buy a ticket at the ticket machine, or touch a contactless credit/debit card or phone on the gate's touch-payment reader.
  2. Contactless card: hold it on the touch-payment reader for at least one second. It works at every station except the Toei Ōedo Line transfer gate at Shin-okachimachi (B3) and the Kokage Terrace gate at Nagareyama-ōtakanomori.
  3. Contactless cards are charged the adult fare (no child fare) and can only be used by the cardholder.

Getting off

  1. Leave through the automatic gate with the same IC card, ticket, or the same contactless card or device you entered with (not the same card number on a different phone or watch).
  2. If you rode further than your ticket covers, pay the difference before leaving.
Wheelchair assistance

TX Call Center, 9:00–19:00. Each station also has an information counter (ご案内カウンター). Tel. 0570-000-298

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway) 1 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway), cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

TX! One-Day Unlimited Ride Ticket

TX！１日乗り放題きっぷ · Tsukuba Express (Metropolitan Intercity Railway)

¥2,560 Adult (12+) · ¥690 Child (6–11)

Day of purchase only; unlimited rides on the whole Tsukuba Express line (Akihabara – Tsukuba).

Lines

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.