Asakusa Station (浅草駅, Asakusa-eki) is a railway station in the Asakusa district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway. It forms one terminus of the original subway line in Tokyo, now the Ginza Line.

Asakusa Station

浅草駅
Tokyo Metro exit outside Tobu station building, October 2018
Japanese name
Shinjitai浅草駅
Kyūjitai淺草驛
Hiraganaあさくさえき
General information
LocationTaitō City, Tokyo
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
History
Opened30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)
Location
Asakusa Station is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station
Location within Special wards of Tokyo
Asakusa Station is located in Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula)
Asakusa Station is located in Tokyo
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station (Tokyo)
Asakusa Station is located in Japan
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station
Asakusa Station (Japan)

Station layout

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There is a connecting passage from the Tobu station to the Tokyo Metro station, and a connecting passage from the Tokyo Metro portion to the Toei portion. However, there are no direct connecting passages from the Toei portion to the Tobu portion or from the Tsukuba Express station to the rest of the station complex. Passengers wishing to transfer between the Toei and the Tobu stations have to walk at street level, while passengers transferring between the Tsukuba Express station and the rest of the complex must also walk at street level, as the Tsukuba Express station is located 600 meters (2,000 ft) to the west of the station complex.

Tobu Railway

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TS01
Asakusa Station

浅草駅
Tobu Railway station
 
Tobu Asakusa Station at night
General information
Location1-4-1 Hanakawado, Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°42′43.5″N 139°47′54.3″E / 35.712083°N 139.798417°E / 35.712083; 139.798417 (Tobu Asakusa Station)
Operated by  Tobu Railway
Line(s)TS Tobu Skytree Line
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections  Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeTS-01
History
Opened25 May 1931; 93 years ago (25 May 1931)
Previous namesAsakusa Kaminarimon Station (until October 1945)
Passengers
FY201552,382 daily
Services
Preceding station   Tobu Railway Following station
Terminus Spacia X Tokyo Skytree
TS02
Kegon Tokyo Skytree
TS02
Kinu Tokyo Skytree
TS02
Aizu Tokyo Skytree
TS02
Ryomo Tokyo Skytree
TS02
towards Kuzū, Akagi or Isesaki
Skytree Liner Tokyo Skytree
TS02
towards Kasukabe
Urban Park Liner
from Asakusa
Tokyo Skytree
TS02
towards Ōmiya or Kashiwa
Skytree Line
Section Express
Section Semi Express
Local
Tokyo Skytree
TS02

The Tobu Railway terminal is a surface station, which occupies a portion of the Matsuya Department Store. The station is used by local and limited express trains. Although Asakusa is the most "central" terminal of the Skytree Line, it is connected to the next major terminal, Kita-Senju Station, by a length of track with sharp curves, beginning with the first stretch leaving the station, where trains have to turn 90 degrees to the right at a maximum speed of 15 km/h (9.3 mph) to cross the Sumida River. In part due to the station's somewhat awkward location, most "Express" and "Semi-Express" services on the Skytree Line run through Oshiage to the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line instead of continuing to Asakusa.

Due to the track curvature that makes the eastern end of some of the platforms narrow and dangerous, platform 1 can accommodate 8-car trains, and the other platforms can only accommodate 6-car trains. Longer trains, such as the 8-car local trains terminating on platform 2, keep the doors of the two easternmost cars closed through selective door operation.

Platforms

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1, 2  Local for Kita-Senju
 Section Semi-Express for Kita-Senju, Shin-Koshigaya, Kita-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, and Minami-Kurihashi
 Section Express for Kita-Senju, Shin-Koshigaya, Kasukabe, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Minami-Kurihashi and Tatebayashi
3, 4  Limited Express Spacia Kegon for Tochigi and Tōbu Nikkō
 Limited Express Spacia Kinu for Tochigi and Kinugawa-onsen
 Limited Express Shimotsuke for Tochigi and Tōbu Utsunomiya
 Limited Express Skytree Liner for Kasukabe
 Limited Express Urban Park Liner for Kasukabe and Ōmiya
 Limited Express Ryōmō for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kuki, Tatebayashi, Ashikagashi, Ōta, Isesaki, Akagi, and Kuzū
5  Limited Express Revaty for Kasukabe, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Tatebayashi, Shin-Tochigi, Tōbu Nikkō, Kinugawa-onsen, Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi, and Aizu-Tajima

Tokyo Metro

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G19
Asakusa Station

浅草駅
Tokyo Metro station
 
Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station Exit 4
General information
Location1-1-3 Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°42′39″N 139°47′52.2″E / 35.71083°N 139.797833°E / 35.71083; 139.797833 (Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station)
Operated by  Tokyo Metro
Line(s)G Ginza Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections  Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeG-19
History
Opened30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)
Passengers
FY201552,280 daily
Services
Preceding station   Tokyo Metro Following station
Tawaramachi
G18
towards Shibuya
Ginza Line Terminus

The Tokyo Metro station is located underground to the south of the Tobu terminal.

Platforms

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1/2 G Ginza Line for Ueno, Ginza, Akasaka-mitsuke, and Shibuya

Toei

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A18
Asakusa Station

浅草駅
Toei station
 
Toei Asakusa Station platforms in June 2023
General information
Location1-12-14 Komagata, Taitō-ku, Tokyo
Japan
Coordinates35°42′32.3″N 139°47′47.7″E / 35.708972°N 139.796583°E / 35.708972; 139.796583 (Toei Subway Asakusa Station)
Operated by  Toei Subway
Line(s)A Asakusa Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections  Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeA-18
History
Opened4 December 1960; 63 years ago (4 December 1960)
Passengers
FY201552,280 daily
Services
Preceding station   Toei Subway Following station
Higashi-nihombashi
A15
towards Sengakuji
Asakusa Line
Airport Limited Express
Oshiage
A20
Terminus
Kuramae
A17
towards Nishi-magome
Asakusa Line Honjo-azumabashi
A19
towards Oshiage

The Toei station is located underground to the south of the Tokyo Metro station.

Platforms

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1 A Asakusa Line for Nihombashi, Sengakuji, and Nishi-magome
KK Keikyū Main Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Terminal), and Misakiguchi
2 A Asakusa Line for Oshiage
KS Keisei Main Line for Keisei Funabashi, Keisei Narita, and Narita Airport (Terminal 2·3 and Terminal 1)
KS Narita Sky Access Line for Narita Airport
HS Hokusō Line for Imba Nihon-idai
SR Shibayama Railway Line for Shibayama-Chiyoda

History

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Today's Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station was one of the first underground stations in Japan, opening on 30 December 1927 as the eastern terminal of the Tokyo Underground Railway to Ueno, which was later extended to become the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.[1]

The Tobu Railway terminal opened on 25 May 1931 as Asakusa Kaminarimon Station (浅草雷門駅). This was renamed "Asakusa Station" on 1 October 1945.[1]

The Toei Asakusa station opened on 4 December 1960 as part of the Toei Asakusa Line from Oshiage Station.[1]

The station facilities of the Ginza Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[2]

PASMO smart card coverage at this station began operation on 18 March 2007.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 197–215. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ "PASMOは 3月18日(日)サービスを開始します" [PASMO – The service will start on Sunday, March 18th.] (PDF) (in Japanese). 21 December 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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