Shirokane-takanawa Station

N03 I03 Shirokane-takanawa Station 白金高輪駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	1 Chome-3-20 Takanawa, Minato, Tokyo Japan
Operated by	Tokyo Metro (manager) Toei Subway
Line(s)	N Namboku Line I Mita Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (shared)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	N-03, I-03
History
Opened	26 September 2000; 24 years ago (26 September 2000)
Services
Preceding station Tokyo Metro Following station Shirokanedai N02 towards Meguro Namboku Line Azabu-juban N04 towards Akabane-iwabuchi Preceding station Toei Subway Following station Shirokanedai I02 towards Meguro Mita Line Mita I04 towards Nishi-Takashimadaira

Shirokane-takanawa Station (白金高輪駅, Shirokane-takanawa-eki) 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 shares their lines between this station and Meguro station, the two lines' terminal. The trains from Shirokane-takanawa station either run onto the Namboku Line toward Azabu-juban, or run onto the Mita Line toward Mita, or be terminated at this station.

Station layout

Track diagram of the station

Tokyo Metro and Toei

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Mita Line uses the outer two tracks and Namboku Line uses the inner two tracks. Trains going northward uses platforms 1 and 2, ones going southward uses platforms 3 and 4, so that passengers can change their trains smoothly. The ticket gates are on the first basement floor and the platforms are on the third basement floor. The ticket gates are also shared with both Tokyo Metro and Toei. Passengers don't need to go through ticket gates to change their trains.

1	I Mita Line	for Nishi-Takashimadaira
2	N Namboku Line	for Akabane-Iwabuchi SR Saitama Rapid Railway Line for Urawa-Misono
3	N Namboku Line	for Meguro MG Meguro Line for Musashi-Kosugi and Hiyoshi Sotetsu Main Line for Ebina via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line Sotetsu Izumino Line for Shōnandai via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
4	I Mita Line

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  Ticket gates
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  Platforms 1 and 2
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  Platforms 3 and 4

History

Shirokane-takanawa Station opened on September 26, 2000.

The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[1]

On August 25, 2021, an acid attack took place at the station where a 22-year-old businessman sustained burns to his face, while a 34-year-old woman had burns on her legs.[2]

References

1. "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
2. "Two injured in acid attack at station in Tokyo". 25 August 2021.

External links

• Tokyo Metro Shirokane-takanawa Station (in Japanese)
• Toei Mita Line Shirokane-takanawa Station (in Japanese)

35°38′35.46″N 139°44′2.86″E