Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)
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(Tsukuba Express) 浅草 | |
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 Platform level of Asakusa Station. | |
| General information | |
| Operated by | Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Tsukuba Express |
Asakusa Station (浅草駅 -eki) is a train station of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company located in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is 03.
Note that Asakusa Station of Tokyo Metro, the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation and Tobu Railway is located about 600 m to the east of this station.
Lines
Asakusa Station is served by the following line:
- Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
Station structure
The single island platform is located four levels underground.
Platforms
| 1 | TX Tsukuba Express | Trains in the direction of Tsukuba |
| 2 | TX Tsukuba Express | Trains in the direction of Akihabara |
Around the station
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 .
History
The station opened on August 24, 2005.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Shin-Okachimachi | Tsukuba Express | Minami-Senju |