Shirokanedai Station
N02 I02 · Namboku Line and Mita Line · Minato
Shirokanedai Station (白金台)
The Institute for Nature Study is the reason this station was bored rather than dug. Meguro-dori above is narrow and lined with houses and shops, and residents feared for the groundwater feeding the Institute’s woods, so a cut-and-cover plan was dropped in favour of a detachable three-barrel slurry shield — a world first, driven as one machine and then opened out to carve the platform cavern. The result is two side platforms on the fourth basement level, 28.3 m down to the rails, the third-deepest on the Namboku Line.
N02 and I02 opened on 26 September 2000, and both companies’ trains use the same tracks here, part of the shared section towards Meguro. The walls are finished in curved white crystallized glass with cross-vault motifs overhead, and a public artwork, Shirokane Shunju, hangs inside the gates. One warning for late travelers: exit 1 closes at 23:00 and reopens at 06:00.
Finding Shirokanedai 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 Shirokanedai
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 Shirokanedai
| Line and direction | Weekdays first – last | Saturdays, Sundays & holidays first – last |
|---|---|---|
| NNambokuN02 towards Akabane-iwabuchi | 05:19 – 00:02 | 05:19 – 00:02 to Komagome |
| NNambokuN02 towards Meguro | 05:12 – 00:36 | 05:12 – 00:36 |
| IMitaI02 towards Nishi-takashimadaira | 05:14 – 23:57 to Takashimadaira | 05:14 – 23:57 to Takashimadaira |
| IMitaI02 towards Meguro | 05:23 – 00:12 | 05:23 – 00:12 |
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 Shirokanedai
Scheduled running time between Shirokanedai and the stations either side of it.
| Line | Next station | Running time |
|---|---|---|
| NNamboku | N01Meguro | 2 min |
| NNamboku | N03Shirokane-takanawa | 3 min |
| IMita | I01Meguro | 2 min |
| IMita | I03Shirokane-takanawa | 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): 2. Operator page (checked Oct 20, 2026).
- Mita Line: Toei: step-free “1-route” secured; 3 elevator(s) on this line. Elevator exit(s): 2. 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 Shirokanedai Station?
Zuishoji temple stands about 110 m from the exits and the Minato City local history museum about 140 m. The University of Tokyo’s Institute of Medical Science and its hospital are roughly 250 m away and the Happo-en garden complex about 320 m. Meiji Gakuin University’s Shirokane campus and senior high school, the Institute for Nature Study and the Matsuoka Museum are among the places the station serves, and Donguri Park, about 380 m off, is the nearest small playground.
| Place | Distance (straight line) | On foot, estimated |
|---|---|---|
| Zuishoji Temple 瑞聖寺 | 110 m | about 2 min |
| Minato City Local History Museum 港区立郷土歴史館 | 140 m | about 2 min |
| Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo 東京大学医科学研究所 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Donguri Park どんぐり公園 | 380 m | about 6 min |
| Institute of Medical Science 東京大学医科学研究所附属病院 | 250 m | about 4 min |
| Happo Gardens 八芳園 | 320 m | about 5 min |
| 港区立 白金小学校 | 270 m | about 4 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
No. Exit 1, on the Gaien-nishi-dori side, closes at 23:00 and reopens at 06:00; during those hours exit 2, towards Hiyoshizaka and Happo-en, is the only way in or out. The two exits are independent of each other, so it is worth knowing which one you need before the last trains.
Shirokanedai, with no voicing in the middle — not Shiroganedai, though it is often said that way. The name comes from the district above the station, which was called Shiba-Shirokanedaimachi before Tokyo’s address reform of 1969.