[JP] Kanagawa Linear Maglev Station (Hashimoto)
Posted: 25. Jul 2021, 12:22
Due to the the expected opening of the Linear-Maglev Central Shinkansen Line in 2027, land prices in Sagamihara and Hashimoto are rising rapidly. A new station for the Central Linear Railway will be built underground, in front of the current Hashimoto Station.
Hashimoto Station (橋本駅, Hashimoto-eki) is a major passenger interchange railway station located in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. The station is operated by two railway companies: the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private Keio Corporation.
The establishment of a new (maglev) station in front of Hashimoto Station was announced in 2013. Based on this, Sagamihara City announced the "Regional Exchange Center Development Plan" covering approximately 120 hectares around Hashimoto Station and approximately 660 hectares around the adjacent JR Sagamihara Station (Chuo Ward, Sagamihara City). The plan sets out a policy of integrated urban development.
The station stands in the center of the eponymous Hashimoto district and is oriented from northwest to southeast. On the north side of the facility is the JR East station section with eight tracks, five of which serve passenger services. These are located at one side platform and two center platforms, all of which are covered. In addition, there are three through tracks and sidings. Above this is the reception building in the form of an equestrian station. Attached to its northern end are a supermarket and the Hashimoto shopping center. From the JR station, a covered passageway (with several stores) leads to the Keiō station on the south side of the complex. This is a three-level elevated station with two tracks on two side platforms. The upper level houses the platforms, while the middle level houses the platform barriers, access to the JR station, and more stores. The roof is supported by the side walls, there are no supporting pillars between them. There is no connection between the JR and Keiō tracks due to different track gauges. [Sources: 各駅の乗車人員. JR East, 2018, accessed 7. April 2020; 1日の駅別乗降人員. Keiō Dentetsu, 2018, accessed 7. April 2020]
In fiscal year 2018, an average of 164,974 passengers used the station daily. Of these, JR East accounted for 66,136 and Keiō Dentetsu for 98,838.
Currently, construction vehicles line up along the nearly 10-hectare site, where the Kanagawa Prefecture Station (tentative name) of the Central Linear Shinkansen Line is being built underground.
Info is a summary of several japanese articles, mainly of the Kanagawa Shimbun - Sunday, July 25, 2021: https://www.kanaloco.jp/news/economy/ar ... 88371.html. Accessed July 25, 2021
Entrance to the construction site in 2020: Source: 電車(新幹線)でゴー! , CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... d=85589546 Accessed July 25, 2021
Platforms of the Keio Line: Cfktj1596 , CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... d=54865712 Accessed July 25, 2021.