2025 Expo Osaka: Many Visitors Unable to Return Home; Osaka Metro Chuo Line Stops All Trains Wednesday Night
Visitors to the Osaka Expo who were unable to return home because the Osaka Metro Chuo Line was suspended, at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, in Konohana Ward, Osaka City.
10:06 JST, August 14, 2025
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line, which directly connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, had trouble and suspended operations on all lines Wednesday night.
The Metro resumed operation at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, but many visitors were unable to go home and spent the night in pavilions temporarily opened for them or on benches inside the venue until morning.
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