Takanawadai

Takanawadai Station ( 高輪台駅 Takanawadai-eki ? ) is a subway station on the Toei Asakusa Line , operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation . It is located in Minato, Tokyo , Japan . Its number is A-06. Takanawadai has one platform serving two tracks. Track 1 is for passengers traveling toward Nishi-magome Station . Track 2 serves those heading toward Sengakuji and Oshiage Stations . The station serves the Shirokanedai neighborhood. Nearby are Meiji Gakuin University ; several hotels including the Grand Prince Takanawa and the New Grand Prince Takanawa, the Le Méridien Pacific Tokyo and the Takanawa Tobu; and housing for the House of Representatives . Takanawadai opened on November 15, 1968, as a station on Toei Line 1. In 1978, the line took its present name.