Asakusa Station

For other uses, see Asakusa Station (disambiguation).

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
Location	Taitō City, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tobu Railway Tokyo Metro Toei
Line(s)	TS Tobu Skytree Line A Asakusa Line G Ginza Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)
Location Asakusa Station Location within Special wards of Tokyo Show map of Special wards of Tokyo Asakusa Station Asakusa Station (Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula) Show map of Tokyo Bay and Bōsō Peninsula Asakusa Station Asakusa Station (Tokyo) Show map of Tokyo Asakusa Station Asakusa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station layout

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

TS01 Asakusa Station 浅草駅
Tobu Railway station
Tobu Asakusa Station at night
General information
Location	1-4-1 Hanakawado, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°42′43.5″N 139°47′54.3″E
Operated by	Tobu Railway
Line(s)	TS Tobu Skytree Line
Platforms	3 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TS-01
History
Opened	25 May 1931; 93 years ago (25 May 1931)
Previous names	Asakusa Kaminarimon Station (until October 1945)
Passengers
FY2015	52,382 daily
Services Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Terminus Spacia X Tokyo Skytree TS02 towards Tōbu–Nikkō or Kinugawa–Onsen Kegon Tokyo Skytree TS02 towards Tōbu–Nikkō Kinu Tokyo Skytree TS02 towards Kinugawa–Onsen Aizu Tokyo Skytree TS02 towards Shin-Fujiwara 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 towards Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen

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

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

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  Stairways and escalators to platform
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  Ticket gates, 2016
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  Bay platforms for limited express trains, 2016

Tokyo Metro

G19 Asakusa Station 浅草駅
Tokyo Metro station
Tokyo Metro Asakusa Station Exit 4
General information
Location	1-1-3 Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°42′39″N 139°47′52.2″E
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Ginza Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	G-19
History
Opened	30 December 1927; 96 years ago (30 December 1927)
Passengers
FY2015	52,280 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

1/2

G Ginza Line

for Ueno, Ginza, Akasaka-mitsuke, and Shibuya

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  The platform in January 2018
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  Kaminarimon, Sensoji District Gate in January 2018
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  Matsuya, Sumida Park District Gate in January 2018

Toei

A18 Asakusa Station 浅草駅
Toei station
Toei Asakusa Station platforms in June 2023
General information
Location	1-12-14 Komagata, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°42′32.3″N 139°47′47.7″E
Operated by	Toei Subway
Line(s)	A Asakusa Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	A-18
History
Opened	4 December 1960; 63 years ago (4 December 1960)
Passengers
FY2015	52,280 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

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• Asakusa Station information Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)
• Asakusa Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)
• Asakusa Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)