The first TBM components are located at the future Tokyo metro station

Three huge components of the first TBM that will bore one of the tunnels of the M6 Metro Line, on the SOUTH Section, 1 Mai – Tokyo, have been brought to the future Tokyo Metro station on the night of March 03-04.

In the link you can see the transportation and unloading operations: https://youtu.be/NErvNZNaM1A

Among the components brought in, the TBM’s 128-ton mechanical shield is now at the construction site where the giant machine is to be assembled.

Once the transportation of all the component parts has been completed, the giant ‘mole’ will be assembled in the space from where it will start operating underground 24/7.

The TBM installation period is expected to start next week and last about a month.