Toei Asakusa Line

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Toei Asakusa Line
A Toei Asakusa Line 5500 series train
Overview
Other name(s)	A
Native name	浅草線
Owner	Toei Subway
Line number	1
Locale	Tokyo
Termini	Nishi-magome Oshiage
Stations	20
Color on map	Salmon (#EC6E65)   Rose (#EF5BA1) (Also used)
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	Tokyo subway
Operator(s)	Toei Subway
Depot(s)	Magome
Daily ridership	718,855 (FY2016)[1]
History
Opened	4 December 1960; 64 years ago (1960-12-04)
Technical
Line length	18.3 km (11.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	161 m (528 ft)
Electrification	1,500 V DC (overhead catenary)
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	C-ATS
Maximum incline	3.5%
Route map Legend SR01 Shibayama-Chiyoda Shibayama Railway KS42 Narita Airport Terminal 1 KS44 Higashi-Narita Keisei Higashi-Narita Line KS40 Keisei Narita Keisei Main Line HS14 Imba Nihon-idai Keisei Narita Airport Line KS10 Keisei-Takasago Naka River KS09 Aoto to Keisei Ueno Arakawa Tōbu Isesaki Line Tōbu Kameido Line KS Keisei Oshiage Line A20 Oshiage Z Hanzōmon Line Tokyo Skytree TS Skytree Line A19 Honjo-azumabashi Sumida River A18 Asakusa GTS Ginza and Skytree lines E Ōedo Line A17 Kuramae A16 Asakusabashi JB Chūō–Sōbu Line Bakurochō JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) A15 Higashi-nihombashi Bakuroyokoyama S Shinjuku Line A14 Ningyōchō H Hibiya Line Suitengūmae Z Hanzōmon Line A13 Nihombashi T Tōzai Line G Ginza Line Tokyo Proposed A12 Takarachō Keiyō Line Yūrakuchō Line A11 Higashi-ginza H Hibiya Line JYJK Yamanote and Keihin–Tōhoku lines G Ginza Line A10 Shimbashi U Yurikamome A09 Daimon E Ōedo Line Hamamatsuchō JYJKMO Yamanote, K–T, Tokyo Monorail A08 Mita I Mita Line Tamachi JYJK Yamanote and Keihin–Tōhoku lines A07 Sengakuji A06 Takanawadai KK01 Shinagawa JYJKJTJO Yamanote, K–T, Tōkaidō, Yokosuka A05 Gotanda JY Yamanote Line IK Tōkyū Ikegami Line Togoshi-ginza A04 Togoshi OM Ōimachi Line A03 Nakanobu A02 Magome Yokosuka Line and Tōkaidō Shinkansen A01 Nishi-magome Magome Depot KK11 Keikyū Kamata KK17 Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal Keikyu Airport Line KK37 Yokohama KK61 Horinouchi Keikyu Main Line KK72 Misakiguchi Keikyu Kurihama Line

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 municipal subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between Nishi-magome in Ōta and Oshiage in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes.

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 Inba-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. Via its through services with Keisei and Keikyu, the Asakusa line is the only train line that offers a direct connection between Tokyo's two main airports.

The Asakusa Line is often split into two routes: Oshiage–Sengakuji and Sengakuji–Nishi-magome; only some trains make all station stops on the line, as many trains travel on the Keikyu Main Line south of Sengakuji.

On maps and signboards, the line is shown in the color rose. Stations carry the letter "A" followed by a two-digit number inside a more reddish vermilion circle.