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35 Events
1927
12月30日
The Tokyo Underground Railway station opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東京地下鉄道の駅が開業。
1931
5月24日
The Tobu Building was completed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武ビルディングが竣工。
1931
5月25日
Tobu Railway's station opened as Asakusa Kaminarimon Station and became a transfer station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武鉄道の駅が浅草雷門駅として開業、乗換駅となる。
1931
8月1日
An underground passage connecting the stations of Tobu Railway and Tokyo Underground Railway was completed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武鉄道と東京地下鉄道の駅間を結ぶ地下連絡通路が完成。
1931
11月1日
The Matsuya Asakusa store opened.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
松屋浅草店が開店。
1941
9月1日
The Tokyo Underground Railway transferred its lines to Teito Kōsoku Denki Tetsudō (Teito Rapid Transit Authority, or Eidan Subway) under the Land Transport Business Adjustment Law.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
陸上交通事業調整法により、東京地下鉄道が路線を帝都高速度交通営団（営団地下鉄）に譲渡。
1945
3月10日
The Tokyo Great Air Raid caused damage that resulted in the loss of the interior of the Tobu Railway station building.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東京大空襲により、東武鉄道の駅舎内部が焼失する被害を受ける。
1945
10月1日
The Tobu Railway station was renamed Asakusa Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武鉄道の駅が浅草駅に改称。
1954
7月19日
Tobu Asakusa Station was equipped with the company's first mechanical automatic ticket vending machine.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武浅草駅に同社初の機械式自動券売機を設置。
1957
3月
The platform at Tobu Asakusa Station was expanded.
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東武浅草駅ホームを増設。
1960
11月8日
To respond to the increase in rolling stock for the purpose of strengthening transport capacity by Teito Rapid Transit Authority, a three-track tunnel was extended approximately 196 m to the north, and a storage track capable of holding 31 cars was constructed.
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営団地下鉄が輸送力増強を目的とした車両増備に対応するため、北側に3線トンネルを約196 m延伸し、31両分の車両の収容が可能となる留置線を建設。
1960
12月4日
The Toei Subway Line 1 station opened.
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都営地下鉄1号線の駅が開業。
1961
6月1日
Through-ticketing with Toei Subway began.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
都営地下鉄との連絡運輸開始。
1963
5月1日
A transfer passageway to the Toei Subway Line 1 was installed at the southern end of the Ginza Line Platform 1.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
都営地下鉄1号線との連絡通路を銀座線1番線ホーム南端に設置。
1965
8月15日
The effective length of Platform 1 at Tobu Asakusa Station was extended by 37m to 144m, making it compatible with 6-car trains with 20m cars.
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東武浅草駅の1番線ホームの有効長が37m延伸されて144mとなり、20m車6両対応となる（当時は3・4番線も20m車6両対応で、2番線だけ有効長が106mと短かった）。
1978
7月1日
The Toei Subway Line 1 was renamed the Asakusa Line.
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都営地下鉄1号線が浅草線に改称。
1991
Around this time, departure melodies were introduced at Tobu Asakusa Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
頃：東武浅草駅に発車メロディを導入。
1997
10月14日
It was selected for the "100 Best Stations in the Kanto Region", with the reasons being that the Teito Rapid Transit Authority considered it an underground railway station with a Buddhist temple design that blends in with the character of Asakusa, and Tobu Railway noted that it opened in 1931 as Asakusa Kaminarimon Station and has a department store above the station.
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「関東の駅百選」に選定。選定理由は、営団地下鉄が「浅草寺を考慮し、浅草の土地柄に馴染んでいる仏閣デザインの地下鉄の長老駅」、東武鉄道が「昭和6年『浅草雷門駅』として開業、駅の上はデパート」。なお、都営地下鉄は対象外。
2004
4月1日
With the privatization of Teito Rapid Transit Authority, the stations on the Ginza Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
営団地下鉄の民営化に伴い、銀座線の駅が東京地下鉄（東京メトロ）に継承される。
2006
3月18日
With the Tobu Railway timetable revision on this day, the semi-express was renamed to section express, and semi-express trains originating and terminating at this station were abolished, with daytime local trains at this station being limited to the newly established section rapid, section semi-express, and local trains connecting this station and Kita-Senju.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
この日の東武鉄道のダイヤ改正において、準急が区間急行に名称が変更され、当駅発着の準急は廃止となる。当駅を発着する日中の一般列車は新設された区間快速、区間準急、当駅と北千住間を結ぶ普通列車のみとなった。
2007
3月18日
IC card "PASMO" becomes available for use on Tobu Railway, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武鉄道・東京メトロ・都営地下鉄でICカード「PASMO」の利用が可能となる。
2009
1月
Around this time, a fence was installed on the Platform 5 of Tobu Asakusa Station.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
頃：東武浅草駅5番線ホームに柵を設置。
2010
1月22日
A new ticket gate for the direction of Kaminarimon and Senso-ji was established near the middle of the Ginza Line's Platform 2.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
銀座線2番線ホーム中程に雷門・浅草寺方面改札口が新設される。
2010
9月
Around this time, a fence was installed on the Platform 3 of Tobu Asakusa Station.
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頃：東武浅草駅3番線ホームに柵を設置。
2011
9月29日
The area on the down side of 2 platforms at Tobu Asakusa Station became off-limits and door cutting began in the relevant section.
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東武浅草駅2番線ホームの下り方2両が立入禁止になり、当該部分のドアカットを開始。
2012
5月18日
The exterior renovation work of Tobu Asakusa Station has been completed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武浅草駅の外観リニューアル工事が完了。
2012
10月30日
Ginza Line Asakusa Station introduced departure melodies.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
銀座線浅草駅に発車メロディを導入。
2012
11月21日
The commercial facility "Asakusa Ekimise" opened in the Tobu Asakusa Station building.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武浅草駅ビルに商業施設「浅草エキミセ」が開業。
2013
3月16日
With this day's Tobu Railway timetable revision, general trains departing from and arriving at this station, excluding limited express and rapid/semi-rapid trains, will only operate as local trains during the daytime, resulting in general trains only operating within Tokyo during the daytime.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
この日の東武鉄道のダイヤ改正において、特急と快速・区間快速列車を除いた当駅発着の一般列車が日中は普通のみの運行となる。このため日中の一般列車は東京都内で運行を完結する列車のみの運用となった。
2017
4月21日
On this day, with the Tobu Railway timetable revision, operation of rapid and section rapid trains originating and terminating at this station was discontinued.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
この日の東武鉄道のダイヤ改正において、当駅発着の快速・区間快速列車の運行が取り止められる。
2017
6月24日
The use of platform doors began on the Ginza Line platforms.
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銀座線ホームにおいてホームドアの使用を開始。
2023
7月11日
The ACCESS Tobu Asakusa station store reopened after renovations.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
ACCESS東武浅草駅店がリニューアルオープン。
2023
7月15日
The 5th platform of Tobu Asakusa Station began operating as a dedicated platform for the limited express "Spacia X", and renovation work on the information counter and other facilities was also completed.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
東武浅草駅5番線ホームを特急「スペーシアX」専用のりばとして供用開始。合わせてインフォメーションカウンターなどのリニューアル工事が完了。
2023
11月17日
The departure melody at Tobu Asakusa Station's Platform 5 was changed from "passenger" to an arranged version of the in-car chime of Spacia X.
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東武浅草駅5番線ホームの発車メロディが「passenger」から「スペーシアX 車内チャイムのアレンジ版」に変更。
2026
5月23日
The transfer elevator and elevator to the ground near Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line platform began operating.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
銀座線ホーム田原町駅寄りの乗換エレベーター・地上行エレベーターを供用開始。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
花
By line
Ginza Line
A-line
Hana
Hana
Local (go-touchi) melody -- lyrics reference the Sumida River, which runs by Asakusa
Asakusa Line
B-line
Sunao na Kokoro
Sunao na Kokoro
Uniform network-wide since 2019; Sengakuji and Oshiage kept their prior sound for through-service coordination with Keikyu/Tobu. Other direction's melody title unconfirmed.
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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (GINZA LINE)
1・2
渋谷
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
TS Tobu Skytree Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Asakusa Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TS TOBU SKYTREE LINE)
Platform assignment not documented for this line yet
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Asakusa Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (ASAKUSA LINE)
1
西馬込 · 羽田空港 · 京急線
2
押上 · 京成線 · 北総線
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
2 min
Easy
→
TS Tobu Skytree Line
Tobu
2 min
Easy
→
Tsukuba Express (TX)
JR-East
5 min
Moderate
PLATFORM LAYOUT (TSUKUBA EXPRESS (TX))
Platform assignment not documented for this line yet
Transfers from this platform
→
Ginza Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
→
TS Tobu Skytree Line
Tobu
5 min
Moderate
→
Asakusa Line
Tokyo Metro
5 min
Moderate
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What train lines connect at Asakusa Station?
Asakusa Station is served by Ginza Line, TS Tobu Skytree Line, Asakusa Line, Tsukuba Express (TX).