It became an underground station in May 1987 and the city planning road 'Kawabata-dori Street,' constructed on land where surface tracks once existed, opened to traffic in May 1988, thereby completing the underground project.
昭和62年5月に地下化、翌63年5月に地上廃線跡に都市計画道路「川端通り」が完成し、地下化工事が完了した。