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[JP] "Quite Far Along—Impressive": Chuo Shinkansen Kanagawa Station's Underground Platform Construction Site Shown Publicly for the First Time
Source: TBS News Dig
Original title:
「結構できてる、すごいな」 リニア中央新幹線「神奈川県駅」地下ホーム工事現場を初公開
Date: October 24–25, 2026
Original language: Japanese
Web link:  https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/3035929
Accessed: October 25, 2026

On October 24, JR Central for the first time opened to local residents and the press the underground platform construction site of the Chuo Shinkansen's Kanagawa Station (provisional name) in Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Key points:
The platform level—corresponding to the third basement level—was publicly shown for the first time as part of an event co-hosted by Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagamihara City, and others at the station's construction site.

Visitors expressed surprise at the scale, with the headline quoting an impressed attendee: "It's quite far along—impressive" ( TBS News Dig). Kyodo's related coverage was headlined "Kanagawa Station: 'Surprised How Wide It Is'" .

Original language: Japanese
Web link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/news/20261025de64970/
Accessed: October 25, 2026
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Original language: Japanese
Web link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/news/20261025de64970/
Accessed: October 25, 2026


JR Central on Saturday unveiled work at a station being built in Sagamihara City. Located on the south side of Hashimoto Station, it is the only station planned for the maglev train line in the prefecture.

The station will be approximately 30 meters below ground, around 680 meters long, and up to about 50 meters wide.

JR Central opened to the public the third basement level, which houses platforms and other structures.

The company initially planned to complete construction by March 2027. But it later announced the work would be delayed by around three years, citing factors such as the time required for excavation work. It now aims to complete the construction by around the spring of 2030.