Asakusa line 浅草線

The Asakusa Line (Labelled as AA in the Map) is a line connecting the City center of Tokyo to the Eastern Suburbs.

It has 1,067mm track gauge and operates 8 or 12 car Trains

The route is Electrified at 1500V

Starts at Shiodome 汐留 and ends at Kita-Senju 北千住, However some trains only operate between Shiodome and Asakusa during the rush hour

History
The Line Opened in 1964, to transport people from the city center to Asakusa and Senju in the 1964 Olympics. The line was Electrified at the start of opening, delaying the original set date by 20 days.

The line was planned to extend to Ayase, but the plan was never taken seriously by the company before but is being considered

The Line Abbreviation was changed from A to AA during the 2021 Naming Convention Reform