Asakusa Station (Tokyo Metro, Toei, Tobu)

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 formed 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
Location	Taitō, Tokyo Japan
Coordinates	35°42′43″N 139°47′54″E
Operated by	Tobu Railway Tokyo Metro Toei
Line(s)	TS Tobu Skytree Line A Toei Asakusa Line G Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1927
Location
Asakusa Station Location within Tokyo Asakusa Station Asakusa Station (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 to the west of the station complex.

Tobu Railway

TS01 Asakusa Station 浅草駅
Tobu Railway station
Tobu Asakusa Station at night
Location	1-4-1 Hanakawado, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
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
Previous names	Asakusa Kaminarimon Station (until October 1945)
Passengers
FY2015	52,382 daily
Services Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Terminus Spacia Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward Tōbu-Nikkō or Kinugawa-Onsen Revaty Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward Tōbu-Nikkō, Aizu-Tajima or Tatebayashi Ryomo Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward Isesaki, Kuzū or Akagi Kirifuri Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward Tōbu-Nikkō Skytree Liner Tokyo Skytree One-way operation Urban Park Liner from Asakusa Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward Ōmiya or Kashiwa Skytree Line Section Express Section Semi Express Local Tokyo Skytree TS02 toward 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 Isesaki 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 to cross the Sumida River. In part due to the station's somewhat awkward location, many express and semi-express services on the Skytree Line run through Kita-Senju to the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line rather than continue to Asakusa.

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
Location	1-1-3 Asakusa, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro
Line(s)	G Ginza Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	G-19
History
Opened	30 December 1927
Passengers
FY2015	52,280 daily
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Tawaramachi G18 toward Shibuya Ginza Line Terminus

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

Platforms

1/2

G Tokyo Metro 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 platform
Location	1-12-14 Komagata, Taitō-ku, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Toei
Line(s)	A Toei Asakusa Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	A-18
History
Opened	4 December 1960
Passengers
FY2015	52,280 daily
Services
Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Higashi-nihombashi A15 toward Nishi-magome Asakusa Line Airport Limited Express Oshiage A20 Terminus Kuramae A17 toward Nishi-magome Asakusa Line Honjo-azumabashi A19 toward Oshiage

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

Platforms

1	A Toei Asakusa Line	for Nihombashi, Sengakuji, and Nishi-magome KK Keikyū Main Line for Shinagawa, Haneda Airport (International Terminal and Domestic Termimal), and Misakiguchi
2	A Toei 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]

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.

External links

• Asakusa Station information (Tobu) (in Japanese)
• Asakusa Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in Japanese)
• Asakusa Station information (Toei) (in Japanese)