OSAKA, Sep 08 (News On Japan) –
A brand new Osaka Metro station, positioned nearest to the venue for the Osaka-Kansai Expo set to open in April subsequent yr, will start operation on January 19.
The Osaka Metro Chūō Line gives the one direct rail entry to the Yumeshima Expo website. During the occasion, as much as 129,000 persons are anticipated to make use of the station each day.
Construction is presently underway to increase the road roughly 3.2 kilometers from its present terminus at Cosmosquare Station to the brand new Yumeshima Station, which is able to function the closest station to the venue. On the fifth, Osaka Mayor Hideyasu Yokoyama introduced that the station’s opening date has been confirmed for January 19.
Osaka Mayor Hideyasu Yokoyama:
“We are delighted to open this new station, where many people will pass through and experience the future of Osaka.”
Yumeshima is house to a container yard, and issues about critical visitors congestion within the surrounding space have been raised. The new station is anticipated to ease transportation points for these concerned with the Expo.
Source: YOMIURI