is a subway station in
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...
, operated jointly by the Tokyo subway operators
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
and
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation
The , also known as , is a bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government which operates public transport services in Tokyo. Among its services, the Toei Subway is one of two rapid transit systems which make up the Tokyo subway system, the other ...
(Toei).
Lines
Shirokanedai Station is served by the
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
The is a subway line owned and operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Meguro in Shinagawa and Akabane-Iwabuchi in Kita. The Namboku Line was referred to as Line 7 during the planning stages, thus the seldom-used offici ...
(station number N-02) and the
Toei Mita Line
The is a subway line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) network in Tokyo, Japan. The line runs between Nishi-Takashimadaira in Itabashi and Meguro in Shinagawa. Trains continue with direct service into the Meguro Line ...
(station number I-02), and lies from the starting point of both lines at
Meguro Station
is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward.
Lines
Meguro Station is served by the following lines:
*East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Line
* Tokyo Metro Namboku Li ...
and a kilometer away from
Shirokane-takanawa Station
is a subway station in Takanawa 1-chōme, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by the two Tokyo subway operators, Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway.
Lines
* Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (N-03)
* Toei Mita Line (I-03)
Namboku Line and Mita Line sh ...
.
It is the least used station on the Toei Subway network, with 5,070 boardings per day in 2018.
Station layout
The station has two underground
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. ...
s on the fourth basement ("B4F") level, serving two tracks shared by both Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and the Toei Mita Line services.
Platforms
File:Shirokanedai-STA_Hiyoshizaka-Gate.jpg, Ticket gates
File:Shirokanedai-STA_Platform1.jpg, Platform 1
File:Shirokanedai-STA_Platform2.jpg, Platform 2
History
Shirokanedai Station opened on 26 September 2000.
The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by
Tokyo Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metro Co. With an average daily ridership of 6.84 million passengers, the Tokyo Metro is the larger of the two subway operators in the city; the other being the Toe ...
after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.
Surrounding area
*
Meiji Gakuin University
is a Christian university in Tokyo and Yokohama that was established in 1863. The Reverend Dr. James Curtis Hepburn was one of its founders and served as the first president. The novelist and poet Shimazaki Toson graduated from this coll ...
Shirokane Campus
*
Meiji Gakuin Senior High School is a private senior high school in Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo. Affiliated with Meiji Gakuin University ( 学校法人明治学院), it originated from the Meiji Gakuin, which was established in 1887 and housed a five-year secondary education program ...
*
Institute of Medical Science
* The Institute for Nature Study
* Matsuoka Museum
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan ...
References
External links
Tokyo Metro station information
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Railway stations in Tokyo
Railway stations in Japan opened in 2000
Toei Mita Line
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo