Shirokane-takanawa Station
N03 I03 · Namboku Line and Mita Line · Minato
Shirokane-takanawa Station (白金高輪)
From here to Meguro the Namboku Line and the Mita Line are the same railway. Two island platforms and four tracks make the arrangement work: Mita Line trains use the outer pair and Namboku trains the inner pair, with northbound services at platforms 1 and 2 and southbound ones at 3 and 4, so a change between the two lines is a few steps across a platform. The ticket gates on the first basement level are shared by Tokyo Metro and Toei, and no barrier divides the companies inside.
Both N03 and I03 opened on 26 September 2000; the working name during construction was Seishokomae. Beyond the station the two lines part — trains either continue onto the Namboku Line towards Azabu-juban or onto the Mita Line towards Mita, and some terminate here. Tokyo Metro counted 37,807 passengers a day in 2025; Toei’s 2024 figure for its own services was 24,798.
Finding Shirokane-takanawa on the signs
Every line gives the station its own letter-and-number code. You never have to read the Japanese name to find the right platform.
Station numbers at Shirokane-takanawa
Tokyo signposts every platform, exit and train door with a letter and a two-digit number. Matching the number is faster than reading the name — and it is what you will see on the map, in announcements and on the platform edge.
First and last trains at Shirokane-takanawa
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| NNambokuN03 towards Akabane-iwabuchi | 05:07 – 00:04 | 05:07 – 00:04 to Komagome |
| NNambokuN03 towards Meguro | 05:10 – 00:34 | 05:10 – 00:34 |
| IMitaI03 towards Nishi-takashimadaira | 05:00 – 00:00 to Takashimadaira | 05:00 – 00:00 to Takashimadaira |
| IMitaI03 towards Meguro | 05:21 – 00:09 | 05:21 – 00:09 |
Departure times come from the operators’ own GTFS timetables (ODPT GTFS Toei-Train-GTFS (version 20261009, valid 2026-03-14..2027-03-12) + TokyoMetro-Train-GTFS (version 20261008, valid 2026-09-19..2027-03-12)). Japan publishes two subway timetables: 平日 weekdays and 土休日 Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays. There is no separate Sunday timetable, and the December 30 – January 3 period runs the holiday timetable.
How often do trains run?
Departures in one direction during the hour with the most trains at this station, counted in the operators’ timetable.
Next stations from Shirokane-takanawa
Scheduled running time between Shirokane-takanawa and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| NNamboku | N04Azabu-juban | 2 min |
| NNamboku | N02Shirokanedai | 3 min |
| IMita | I04Mita | 3 min |
| IMita | I02Shirokanedai | 2 min |
Transfers and connections
- Subway: transfer between Namboku Line and Mita Line. The Tokyo Metro lines and the Toei Subway lines belong to different companies, so a trip that uses both costs more than one operator alone — see fares.
Accessibility
- Namboku Line: Step-free elevator route street-gate-platform (official “1-route by elevator”). Street elevator at exit(s): 1, 2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
- Mita Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 5 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): 1. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
Taken from the operators’ own accessibility pages and nothing else. Tokyo Metro: the “1-route” (step-free street-gate-platform path by elevator, slope, stair lift or wheelchair escalator) is complete at all 180 stations; a separate list shows stations with an elevator-only 1-route. Toei: every station has elevators and a street-gate-platform “1-route” is secured.
What is near Shirokane-takanawa Station?
Temples outnumber everything else. Gyoran-ji is about 290 m from the exits, Daishin-ji about 240 m, Jittoku-ji about 260 m and Tokugen-ji about 250 m, with several smaller ones filling the blocks between and a Hikawa shrine about 280 m away. The Takanawa imperial residence stands roughly 320 m off. Two children’s playgrounds are the only open space, and there is little retail at ground level.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Daishin-ji 大信寺 | 240 m | about 4 min |
| Jittoku-ji 寶徳寺 | 260 m | about 4 min |
| Gyoran-ji 魚藍寺 | 290 m | about 5 min |
| Takanawa Imperial Residence 高輪皇族邸 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| 松秀寺 | 100 m | about 2 min |
| 立行寺 | 180 m | about 3 min |
| 重秀寺 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| 氷川神社 | 280 m | about 5 min |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The walking time is an estimate (straight line plus 30 %, 80 m a minute), not a measured route. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Frequently asked questions
Because the Namboku and Mita lines run over the same tracks between Shirokane-takanawa and Meguro. One set of platforms, one concourse and one gateline serve both, with Tokyo Metro’s trains on the inner tracks and Toei’s on the outer, and no gates between the two companies.
This is where the shared section ends. Trains arriving from Meguro either continue as Namboku Line services towards Azabu-juban or as Mita Line services towards Mita, and a few finish their run at Shirokane-takanawa and turn back over the shared stretch.