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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku
Suminoe-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Stretching along the south-west border of Osaka, it is adjacent to Minato-ku, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku to the north and Sumiyoshi-ku to the east...
, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The station services Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building
The , or , is the tallest building in Osaka, and the second-tallest building in Japan. The former name is , or Until June, 2010. It is the same height as the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Rinku Town, located in Nanko Cosmo Square near the Osaka harbor, Suminoe-ku, Osaka.The 55-story building rises...
, the third tallest building in Japan.
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 BureauOsaka Municipal Transportation BureauOsaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...
took over management of the station
Layout
- There is an elevated island platformIsland platformAn island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with two tracks. The station is completely walled in with glass walls.
Surroundings
- Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima BuildingOsaka Prefectural Government Sakishima BuildingThe , or , is the tallest building in Osaka, and the second-tallest building in Japan. The former name is , or Until June, 2010. It is the same height as the Rinku Gate Tower Building in Rinku Town, located in Nanko Cosmo Square near the Osaka harbor, Suminoe-ku, Osaka.The 55-story building rises...
- Asia and Pacific Trade Center (ATC)
- Osaka Maritime MuseumOsaka Maritime MuseumThe is a maritime museum in Osaka, Japan. It was opened by the Mayor of Osaka City on 14 July 2000 having started on site in March 1998. Designed by architect Paul Andreu with engineering design by Arup and Tohata. the museum was built on reclaimed land in the Bay of Osaka at a cost of 12.8bn yen,...