is the third sector company which manages commercial distribution center and the Senboku Rapid Railway in Osaka

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

. Osaka prefecture urban development and that subsidiary company are called the together.

Business summary

The main purpose of OTK that most are familiar with is the operation of the Semboku Rapid Railway (泉北高速鉄道) in southern Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

. The railroad starts at Nakamozu Station

Nakamozu Station

There are two stations named in Nakamozuchō Nichō, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. One is on the Nankai Electric Railway Koya Line and the Semboku Rapid Railway , and the other is on the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line.-Layout:Nankai Railway Koya Line and Semboku Rapid Railway*There...

 on the Nankai Railway Kōya Line and ends at Izumi-Chūō Station

Izumi-Chuo Station (Osaka)

is a terminal on the Semboku Rapid Railway in Izumi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.-Layout:*There is an island platform with two tracks on the first floor.-Station next to Izumi-Chūō:...

. During the 1960's, the Osaka Prefectural government planned a route link to Semboku New Town, one of many planned communities at the time of the post-war boom. The Nankai Electric Railway

Nankai Electric Railway

is a private railway in Japan. IC cards are accepted.Nankai Railway Company was founded on June 16, 1884, then became one of the companies that merge to form Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in 1944. However Kin-nichi transferred the former Nankai Railway Company Lines to present Nankai Electric...

was to undertake the total planning, construction and operation of the new route, but because Nankai had a several large accidents in the later half of that decade, Japan's national railroad safety board forced Nankai to purchase new rolling stock and start restoration track and wayside equipment. Because of the required sudden investment, Nankai stalled on the Semboku line's construction timetable. The Osaka prefectural government, using an existing third sector company, stepped in to undertake the new railway's construction and operation.

In addition to this, the original business as a logistics distribution center management body is still in operation. There are currently two truck terminals under its management in the following locations:

• Higashi Osaka commercial distribution center
• Kita-Osaka commercial distribution center

Subsidiary company

• Semboku Railway Service
• Sentersu Industries
• Rinku International Physical Distribution
• Panjo
• Osaka Rinku Hotel

External links

• Osaka Prefecture Urban Development (Japanese only)