is a company managing the commercial distribution center and the

Semboku Rapid Railway The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator . The line connects Izumi-Chūō Station and Nakamozu Station, with through operations to and from the Nankai Kōya Line up to Namba Station in sout ...

in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It was formerly known as third-sector company until June 30, 2014. Osaka Prefectural Urban Development and its subsidiary company were called the together.

Business summary

The main purpose of the company that most are familiar with is the operation of the Semboku Rapid Railway in southern Osaka Prefecture. The railroad starts at

Nakamozu Station is the name of two adjacent railway stations located in Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The above ground station is an interchange station operated jointly by the private Nankai Electric Railway and the Semboku Rapid Railway, and th ...

on the

Nankai Kōya Line The is a railway line in Osaka Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Nankai Electric Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Osaka and Koyasan, the capital of the Japanese Buddhist sect Shingon, via the ...

and ends at Izumi-Chūō Station. During the 1960s, 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 is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predates ...

was to undertake the total planning, construction and operation of the new route, but because Nankai had 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 On July 1, 2014, the share of the company owned by the prefectural government was transferred to

and the company joined the Nankai Group.

Railroad route

Subsidiary companies

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

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* {{Authority control Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Railway companies of Japan Urban development Nankai Group Semboku Rapid Railway