Toei Asakusa Line
The is a
subway line in
Tokyo,
Japan. On maps, its color is light coral, and its stations carry the letter
A followed by a two-digit number. Operated by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation, it operates between
Nishi Magome Station (A-01) in
Ota Ward and
Oshiage Station (A-20) in
Sumida Ward. It is also called "Line 1." Through-running to other lines occurs at Oshiage Station and Sengakuji Station.
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Location of Asakusa line (pink) compared with other Tokyo subway lines |
* Length: 18.4
km* Gauge: 1435
mm (
standard gauge)
* Stations: 20 (including ends)
* Double-track: Entire line
* Electric supply:
1500 VDC,
overhead supply* Block system: Automatic
*
December 4,
1960: Oshiage–Asakusa segment (3.2 km) opens
*
November 15,
1968: Line complete
There are currently unfinalized plans to connect the Asakusa Line to
Tokyo Station via a spur to the north of Takaracho Station.
More through train lines run on the Asakusa Line than on any other subway line in Tokyo.
* From
Sengakuji Station:
** Via
Keikyu Main Line to
Misaki-guchi Station** Via
Keikyu Kuko Line to
Haneda Kuko Station (Haneda Airport Station)
* From Oshiage Station
** Via
Keisei Oshiage Line to
Hokuso Tetsudo Hokuso Imba Nihon Idai Station** Via
Keisei Main Line to
Narita Kuko Station (Narita Airport Station)
** Via
Shibayama Railway Line to
Shibayama Chiyoda Station*Airport Special Rapid Service: This special service connects Haneda Airport Station and Narita Airport Station.
Only an ordinary ticket is necessary. It passes through certain subway stations without stopping. Some trains run from
Keisei Takasago Station to Haneda Kuko Station. The table below indicates the stations where the trains stop.
* Other: Regular subway service stops at all subway stations on the line.
* Subway trains: Toei 5200, 5300
* Keisei trains: Keisei 3000, 3200, 3300, 3400, 3500, 3600, 3700
* Keihin Kyuko trains: Keikyu 600, 1000 (second model), 1000 (first model), 1500
* Hokuso trains: Hokuso Kaihatsu Railway 7000, 7250, 7300
* Chiba New Town Railway: Toshi Kiban Seibi Kodan 9000, 9100
| Station No. | Station Name | Ward | Airport Special Rapid
Station Stops! Connections | | A-20 | Oshiage Station | Sumida | ● | Keisei Oshiage Line (Through service)
Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line, Tobu Isesaki Line |
| A-19 | Honjo Azumabashi Station | Sumida | ｜ | |
| A-18 | Asakusa Station | Taito | ● | Tobu Isesaki Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line |
| A-17 | Kuramae Station | Taito | ｜ | Toei Oedo Line |
| A-16 | Asakusabashi Station | Taito | ｜ | Chuo-Sobu Line |
| A-15 | Higashi Nihombashi Station | Chuo | ● | Sobu Rapid Line (Bakurocho Station), Toei Shinjuku Line (Bakuro Yokoyama Station) |
| A-14 | Ningyocho Station | Chuo | ｜ | Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line |
| A-13 | Nihombashi Station | Chuo | ● | Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Tozai Line |
| A-12 | Takaracho Station | Chuo | ｜ | |
| A-11 | Higashi Ginza Station | Chuo | ｜ | Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line |
| A-10 | Shimbashi Station | Minato | ● | Tokaido Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Keihin Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line,
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Shin Kotsu Yurikamome |
| A-09 | Daimon Station | Minato | ● | Toei Oedo Line, Keihin Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, Tokyo Monorail (Hamamatsucho Station) |
| A-08 | Mita Station | Minato | ● | Toei Mita Line,
Keihin Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line (Tamachi Station) |
| A-07 | Sengakuji Station | Minato | ● | Keikyu Main Line (Through service) |
| A-06 | Takanawadai Station | Minato | Keikyu Main Line
Keikyu Kuko Line
| |
| A-05 | Gotanda Station | Shinagawa | Yamanote Line, Tokyu Ikegami Line |
| A-04 | Togoshi Station | Shinagawa | |
| A-03 | Nakanobu Station | Shinagawa | Tokyu Oimachi Line |
| A-02 | Magome Station | Ota | | |
| A-01 | Nishi Magome Station | Ota | | |
Explanation of marks:
* ●: Train stops at this station
* |: Train does not stop at this station
* No mark: Train bypasses station
