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Tsukuba Express

Tsukuba Express
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A Tsukuba Express train (TX-2000 series)
Overview
Type Commuter rail
Locale Kanto Region
Termini Akihabara
Tsukuba
Stations 20
Operation
Opened 24 August 2005
Owner Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Depot(s) Moriya
Rolling stock TX-1000 series / TX-2000 series
Technical
Line length 58.3 km (36.2 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (Akihabara – Moriya)
20 kV AC, 50 Hz (Miraidaira – Tsukuba)
Operating speed 130 km/h (80 mph)