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Trade Center-mae Station

Coordinates: 34°38′20″N 135°24′44″E / 34.6388°N 135.4122°E / 34.6388; 135.4122
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Trade Center-mae Station

トレードセンター前駅
Osaka Metro
Trade Center-mae Station
General information
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s) Nankō Port Town Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code P 10 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 December 1997; 26 years ago (1997-12-18)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Cosmosquare
 P 09 
Terminus
Nankō Port Town Line Nakafutō
 P 11 
towards Suminoekōen
Location
Trade Center-mae Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Trade Center-mae Station
Trade Center-mae Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Trade Center-mae Station is located in Japan
Trade Center-mae Station
Trade Center-mae Station
Trade Center-mae Station (Japan)

Trade Center-mae Station (トレードセンター前駅, Torēdosentā-mae-eki, lit. "In front of Trade Center") is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station serves Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building (formerly Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower), the third tallest building in Japan, from which it got its name from.

Lines

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History

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  • The station opened to rail traffic on December 18, 1997, on the Osaka Port Transport System Techno Port Line.
  • On July 1, 2005, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau took over management of the station
  • On April 1, 2018, Osaka Metro took over management of the station

Layout

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This station has an elevated island platform serving two tracks. The station is completely walled in with glass walls.

1  Nankō Port Town Line for Nakafuto and Suminoekōen
2  Nankō Port Town Line for Cosmosquare

Surroundings

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Passenger statistics

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During its annual Osaka Metro survey on November 10, 2020, 5,893 passengers boarded trains at Trade Center-mae Station on a single day. However, this number was likely skewed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "路線別乗降人員" (PDF). osakametro.co.jp. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

34°38′20″N 135°24′44″E / 34.6388°N 135.4122°E / 34.6388; 135.4122