A shaving unit for a shaving apparatus, comprising at least a first cutting unit (10a, 410a) and a second cutting unit (10b, 410b), wherein: - the first cutting unit comprises a first external cutting member (12, 460a) having a plurality of hair entry openings which define a first shaving track (11a, 461a), a first internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to the first external cutting member about a first axis of rotation (6a, 406a), and a first housing (20a, 420a) accommodating a first hair collection chamber (27a, 427a); - the second cutting unit comprises a second external cutting member (12, 460b) having a plurality of hair entry openings which define a second shaving track, a second internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to the second external cutting member about a second axis of rotation (6b, 406b), and a second housing (20b, 420b) accommodating a second hair collection chamber; the shaving unit further comprising a central support member (50, 450) comprising a coupling member (70, 470) by means of which the shaving unit can be releasably coupled to a main housing of the shaving apparatus, wherein: - the coupling member accommodates a central drive shaft which is connected to a central transmission element; - the first housing is pivotally mounted to the central support member by means of a first primary pivot axis arranged between the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation; - the second housing is pivotally mounted to the central support member by means of a second primary pivot axis arranged between the second axis of rotation and the first axis of rotation; - the first internal cutting member is connected to a first driven transmission element via a first drive spindle (40a, 476a); - the second internal cutting member is connected to a second driven transmission element via a second drive spindle (40b, 476b); and - the first and second driven transmission elements are arranged to be driven by the central transmission element; characterized in that the central transmission element and the first and second driven transmission elements (475a, 475b) are arranged as a transmission unit between the coupling member (70, 470) and the first and second cutting units (10a, 410a; 10b, 410b), wherein the first and second drive spindles (40a, 476a; 40b, 476b) extend from the transmission unit via an open space, which is present between the transmission unit and the first and second cutting units and surrounds the central support member (50, 450), and through an opening (25a, 425a; 25b, 425b) in a bottom wall of, respectively, the first housing (20a, 420a) and the second housing (20b, 420b). - the first cutting unit comprises a first external cutting member (12, 460a) having a plurality of hair entry openings which define a first shaving track (11a, 461a), a first internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to the first external cutting member about a first axis of rotation (6a, 406a), and a first housing (20a, 420a) accommodating a first hair collection chamber (27a, 427a); - the second cutting unit comprises a second external cutting member (12, 460b) having a plurality of hair entry openings which define a second shaving track, a second internal cutting member which is rotatable relative to the second external cutting member about a second axis of rotation (6b, 406b), and a second housing (20b, 420b) accommodating a second hair collection chamber; - the coupling member accommodates a central drive shaft which is connected to a central transmission element; - the first housing is pivotally mounted to the central support member by means of a first primary pivot axis arranged between the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation; - the second housing is pivotally mounted to the central support member by means of a second primary pivot axis arranged between the second axis of rotation and the first axis of rotation; - the first internal cutting member is connected to a first driven transmission element via a first drive spindle (40a, 476a); - the second internal cutting member is connected to a second driven transmission element via a second drive spindle (40b, 476b); and - the first and second driven transmission elements are arranged to be driven by the central transmission element;