is a

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on the

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(New Tram) in Suminoe-ku,

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. The station serves

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(formerly Osaka World Trade Center Building or WTC Cosmo Tower), the third tallest building in Japan, from which it got its name from.

Lines

* (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,

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took over management of the station * On April 1, 2018,

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took over management of the station

Layout

This station has an elevated

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

serving two tracks. The station is completely walled in with glass walls.

Surroundings

* Asia and Pacific Trade Center (ATC) **Osaka Nanko Cosmo Ferry Terminal **ATC O's Quay *Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary *

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Regency Osaka *

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(closed)

Passenger statistics

During its annual

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

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that year.

References

Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Osaka Metro stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997 {{Osaka-railstation-stub