Trade Center-mae Station

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
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	P 10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	18 December 1997 (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 Location within Osaka Prefecture 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

• Nankō Port Town Line (Station Number: P10)

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.

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

Surroundings

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

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.