New station on Tokyo's Yamanote loop rail line unveiled to media

A new station being built on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line was shown to the media Wednesday with around 70 percent of the construction work completed.The station, located between the Shinagawa and Tamachi stops, will be the 30th on the line and is tentatively scheduled to open in the spring of 2020 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.A giant white roof -- inspired by origami the Japanese tradition of paper folding and built with a glass fiber fabric -- and the main framework are almost finished and construction of the interior will begin shortly, according to East Japan Railway Co., wh…READ FULL ARTICLE