Asakusa Line
| Asakusa Line | |||
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A Toei 5300 series EMU in August 2017
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| Locale | Tokyo | ||
| Termini |
Nishi-magome Oshiage |
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| Stations | 20 | ||
| Daily ridership | 669,603 (FY2014) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | December 4, 1960 | ||
| Owner | Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) | ||
| Depot(s) | Magome | ||
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| Line length | 18.4 km (11.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary | ||
| Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) | ||
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The Toei Asakusa Line (都営地下鉄浅草線 Toei Chikatetsu Asakusa-sen) is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between Nishi-magome in Ōta and Oshiage in Sumida. The Asakusa Line was the first subway line in Japan to offer through services with a private railway. Today, it has more through services to other lines than any other subway line in Tokyo. Keikyu operates through trains on the Keikyu Main Line to Misakiguchi and the Keikyu Airport Line to Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal. The Keisei Electric Railway operates through trains on the Keisei Oshiage Line to Imba Nihon-idai and the Keisei Main Line to Narita Airport Terminal 1, and the Shibayama Railway runs trains via the Keisei Main Line and the Shibayama Railway Line to Shibayama-Chiyoda.
The Asakusa Line is actually split into two routes: Oshiage–Sengakuji and Sengakuji–Nishi-magome; only 25% of the trains make all station stops on the line, as most trains travel on the Keikyu Main Line south of Sengakuji.
On maps and signboards, the line is shown in "rose" (O). Stations carry the letter "A" followed by a two-digit number.
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