Osaka Metro Co. unveiled Yumeshima Station on the Chuo Line on October 31. The station was newly built on the artificial island Yumeshima, where the "Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai" will be held. The aluminum ceiling shaped like origami stands out. Escalators connected with the underground platforms have LED lights indicating where to stand to prevent users from running up.

Note: The Japanese language often borrows and shortens foreign words. For example, the word homu in the original text is derived from "platform." "Aluminum" commonly becomes arumi.

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