Toei Asakusa Line

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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.

Contents

1 Route information
2 History
3 Through trains
4 Train service
5 Rolling stock
6 Stations

Route information

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

History

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.

Through trains

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

Train service

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.

Rolling stock

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

Stations

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

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