Trade Center-mae Station

Trade Center-mae Station is a train station on the Nankō Port Town Line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The station serves Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building, the third tallest building in Japan, from which it got its name from.

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History

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

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

Surroundings

Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
Asia and Pacific Trade Center
*Osaka Nanko Cosmo Ferry Terminal
*ATC O's Quay
Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary
Hyatt Regency Osaka
ABC-Mart
Osaka Maritime Museum

Passenger statistics

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.