Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)

Asakusa Station
浅草駅

Platform level of Asakusa Station
Location 3-1-11 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo
(東京都台東区西浅草3-1-11)
Japan
Operated by Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Line(s) Tsukuba Express
Other information
Station code 03
History
Opened 2005

Asakusa Station (浅草駅 Asakusa-eki) is an underground railway station on the Tsukuba Express line in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. It is numbered "03".

While this station is situated relatively close to the station complex of the same name serving the Ginza Line, the Asakusa Line and Tobu Railway, there are no transfer passageways between these two stations. Passengers transferring between these stations must transfer at street level, as the latter station is located 600 meters to the east.

Lines

Asakusa Station is served by the Tsukuba Express from Akihabara to Tsukuba.

Station layout

The station has a single underground island platform located on the fourth basement ("B4F") level.

Platforms

1  Tsukuba Express for Tsukuba
2  Tsukuba Express for Akihabara

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tsukuba Express (03)
Shin-Okachimachi (02)   Rapid   Minami-Senju (04)
Shin-Okachimachi   Commuter Rapid   Minami-Senju
Shin-Okachimachi   Semi Rapid   Minami-Senju
Shin-Okachimachi   Local   Minami-Senju

History

The station opened on August 24, 2005.

Surrounding area

The station is about 300m to the west of Sensō-ji temple.

The Rox department store can be reached from the southeast of the station, and the Asakusa View Hotel is located at the northeast corner of the station. The station is also surrounded by a variety of restaurants, theaters, pachinko parlors and an amusement park.

External links

Official website (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°42′48″N 139°47′32″E / 35.7132509°N 139.7923082°E / 35.7132509; 139.7923082

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