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Japan: Osaka Subway Line Suspended After Battery Fire on Train

On Saturday, August 8, a mobile battery caught fire aboard a train stopped at Nakatsu Station on Osaka Metro's Midosuji Line, filling the station with smoke. Passengers were evacuated from the train to the platform, and a station employee put out the fire with an extinguisher. One woman was taken to the hospital, and train service was suspended across the entire line as a safety precaution.

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Largest underground LED display

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2019, shows a 40-meter LED display at Umeda Station on Osaka's Midosuji subway line. Umeda Metro Vision was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest underground LED display.

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Largest underground LED display

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2019, shows a 40-meter LED display at Umeda Station on Osaka's Midosuji subway line. Umeda Metro Vision was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest underground LED display.

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Largest underground LED display

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2019, shows a 40-meter LED display at Umeda Station on Osaka's Midosuji subway line. Umeda Metro Vision was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's largest underground LED display.

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Maintenance train derailment disrupts Osaka subway

OSAKA, Japan - Umeda Station in Osaka is crowded with commuters affected by the derailment of a rail maintenance train on the Midosuji subway line Aug. 31.

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Ferrari cars line Osaka avenue ahead of illumination event

An array of Ferrari cars are parked on the Midosuji main avenue of Osaka on Nov. 29, 2015, ahead of an annual event to illuminate a 4-kilometer stretch with some 850,000 LED bulbs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maintenance train derailment disrupts Osaka subway

OSAKA, Japan - Umeda Station in Osaka is crowded with commuters affected by the derailment of a rail maintenance train on the Midosuji subway line Aug. 31.