Shirokanedai Station
{{short description|Metro station in Tokyo, Japan}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}{{Infobox station
| name ={{TSSN|N|02|50}} {{TSSN|I|02|50}}
Shirokanedai Station
| native_name = 白金台駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Shirokanedai Station Exit 2 20170303.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Exit No. 2 in March 2017
| other_name =
| address = 4-5-10 Shirokanedai, Minato City, Tokyo
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
- {{ric|Tokyo Metro|name=y}} (manager)
- {{ric|Toei Subway|name=y}}
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{TSLS|N}} {{lnl|Tokyo Metro|N}}
- {{TSLS|I}} {{lnl|Toei Subway|I}}
}}
| distance = {{cvt|1.3|km}} from {{STN|Meguro|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms (shared between the two lines)
| tracks = 2
| connections =
| structure = Underground
| code = N-02, I-02
| opened = {{start date and age|26 September 2000|df=y}}
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| map_type = Japan Tokyo city#Japan Tokyo Bay and Boso Peninsula#Japan Tokyo#Japan
| map_dot_label = Shirokanedai Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Tokyo Metro
|line=Namboku|left=Meguro|note-left={{TSSN|N|01}}|right=Shirokane-takanawa|note-right={{TSSN|N|03}}
|system2=Toei Subway|line2=Mita|left2=Meguro|note-left2={{TSSN|I|01}}|right2=Shirokane-takanawa|note-right2={{TSSN|I|03}}|to-left2=Meguro|to-right2=Nishi-Takashimadaira}}
}}
{{nihongo|Shirokanedai Station|白金台駅|Shirokanedai-eki}} is a subway station in Minato, Tokyo, operated jointly by the Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei).
Lines
Shirokanedai Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line (station number N-02) and the Toei Mita Line (station number I-02), and lies {{Convert|1.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the starting point of both lines at Meguro Station and a kilometer away from Shirokane-takanawa Station. It is the least used station on the Toei Subway network, with 5,070 boardings per day in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/eng/services/pdf/outline_of_toei_transportation_2018.pdf|title=Outline of Toei Transportationpublisher=Toei Subway |accessdate=22 Feb 2020 |archiveurl = |archivedate = |language=English}}
Station layout
The station has two underground side platforms on the fourth basement ("B4F") level, serving two tracks shared by both Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and the Toei Mita Line services.
=Platforms=
{{jpfm|pfn=1|span=2|first=2|name=Namboku Line|symbol={{TSLS|N}}|dir=for {{STN|Iidabashi|x}}, {{STN|Komagome|x}}, and {{STN|Akabane-iwabuchi|x}}
{{TSLS|SR}} Saitama Rapid Railway Line for {{STN|Urawa-misono|x}}}}
{{jpfm|name=Mita Line|symbol={{TSLS|I}}|dir=for {{STN|Sugamo|x}} and {{STN|Nishi-takashimadaira|x}}}}
{{jpfm|pfn=2|span=2|name=Namboku Line|symbol={{TSLS|N}} |Rspan=2|dir={{plainlist|
- for {{STN|Meguro|x}}
- {{TQLS|MG}} {{lnl|Tokyu|MG}} for {{STN|Musashi-Kosugi|x}} and {{STN|Hiyoshi|x|Kanagawa}}
- 18x18px Sotetsu Main Line for {{STN|Ebina|x}} via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
- 18x18px Sotetsu Izumino Line for {{STN|Shōnandai|x}} via the Tokyu/Sotetsu Shin-Yokohama Line
|}}}}
{{jpfm|first=3|name=Mita Line|symbol={{TSLS|I}}}}
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.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |script-title=ja: データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = 19 January 2013 | location = Japan |language= Japanese | page = 216 | isbn = 978-4-7770-1336-4}}
The station facilities of the Namboku Line were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.{{Cite web |date=2006-07-08 |title=「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ |trans-title=From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro" |url=https://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516041232/http://www.tokyometro.jp/news/s2004/2004-06.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 May 2022 |website=Tokyo Metro Online}}
Surrounding area
- Meiji Gakuin University Shirokane Campus
- Meiji Gakuin Senior High School
- Institute of Medical Science
- The Institute for Nature Study
- Matsuoka Museum
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.tokyometro.jp/station/shirokanedai/index.html Tokyo Metro station information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113155038/http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/subway/stations/shirokanedai/i02.html Toei station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tokyo Metro Namboku Line}}
{{Toei Mita Line}}
{{coord|35|38|16.81|N|139|43|34.76|E|source:kowiki_region:JP|display=title}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 2000
Category:Tokyo Metro Namboku Line
Category:Buildings and structures in Minato, Tokyo
Category:Stations of Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation