Good evening #TrainTwitter, let's take a close look at the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company, aka Tsukuba Expresspic.twitter.com/Tb2BF5FgVX
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...then Asakusa, with just 9,480 riders per day. If you recall my earlier thread--these figures are similar to Boston's Red Line.pic.twitter.com/3Q6bwbAyfc
Yet, the Tsukuba Express is profitable! Moving right along: Minami Senju (4,855), Kita Senju (44,600), Aoi (6,028), Rokucho (12,637)pic.twitter.com/5I1PbssEZ8
Next is Yashio (19,210), Misato Chuo (12,487), Minami Nagareyama (33,152), and Nagareyama Central Park (3,419)pic.twitter.com/TVajjtGLGg
Next: Nagareyama Otakanomori (33,135), Kashiwanoha Campus (14,996), Kashiwa Tanaka (3,627), & Moriya (24,066) New suburbs growing here...pic.twitter.com/1r1Wh7nkM5
Miraidaira (4,237), Midorino (3,706), Bampaku Kinenkoen (2,453), Kenkyu Gakuen (6,097)pic.twitter.com/s02zHlvJ0J
And finally, Tsukuba, the outer terminal--another underground station--with 17,834 per day.pic.twitter.com/9I6PahkjBm
So, thoughts: - very low ridership by Tokyo standards, but beat predictions and turns a profit; on track to pay back its construction loans
- ridership will grow substantially as the land around the route gets built up (it is still very underdeveloped)
Overall, a solid investment by local governments (who loaned most of the construction money) with high growth potential. Also...
...the striking trains on the Tsukuba Express are some of the region's fastest (for commuter trains), operating at 80 mph.
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