Moriya Station

Moriya Station 守谷駅
Moriya Station Central East Exit in January 2013
Location	Chuo, Moriya, Ibaraki （茨城県守谷市中央） Japan
Operated by	Kantō Railway Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	Jōsō Line Tsukuba Express

Moriya Station 守谷駅
Kantō Railway
Moriya Station platforms, 2009
Location	2-18-3 Chuo, Moriya, Ibaraki （茨城県守谷市中央2-18-3） Japan
Operated by	Kantō Railway
Line(s)	Jōsō Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1913
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013)	12,889 daily

Moriya Station 守谷駅
Tsukuba Express
Moriya Station Ticket Gate
Location	4-9 Chuo, Moriya, Ibaraki （茨城県守谷市中央四丁目9） Japan
Operated by	Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s)	Tsukuba Express
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	15
History
Opened	2005
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	23,575 daily

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 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.

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.

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

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

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).

Coordinates: 35°57′02″N 139°59′32″E / 35.9506872°N 139.9921972°E / 35.9506872; 139.9921972