On March 21st and 22nd, I travelled to Osaka to photograph Yumeshima Station and 400 Series on Osaka Metro Chuo Line.
First, I watched Yumeshima Station, which opened in January 2025 and is located at the EXPO 2025 site, Yumeshima artificial island.
Soon after getting off the train, the black-coloured wall with the green line and the black platform gates had a futuristic atmosphere and attracted me. I saw the oldest train on Chuo Line, the Kintetsu 7000 Series, which had been in service for 40 years. It didn't look old-fashioned in the atmosphere, not only the latest 400 Series.
It is the first time among the Osaka Metro Stations to equip the gender-neutral restrooms, as well as men's and women's. A monitor indicating restroom stall vacancy is also installed.