Dōbutsuen-mae Station
Dōbutsuen-mae Station 動物園前駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Osaka Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||
 Midosuji Line platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Shinsekai (新世界) | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Osaka Metro | |||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (Midosuji Line) 1 island platform (Sakaisuji Line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections | via transfer at  Shin-Imamiya:Q Yamatoji Line O Osaka Loop Line Nankai Electric Railway  Main Line Kōya Line Hankai Tramway Hankai Line | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | M 22 K 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1938 (Midosuji Line) 1969 (Sakaisuji Line) | |||||||||||||||||
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Dōbutsuen-mae Station (動物園前駅, Dōbutsuenmae-eki, Shinsekai) is a metro station on the Osaka Metro in Nishinari-ku, Osaka, Japan. The name in English means "in front of the zoo". It is one of the nearest stations to the Tennōji Zoo and Tsutenkaku.
The station is located close to the Shin-Imamiya station operated by JR West and Nankai Electric Railway, but no physical connection exists between these two stations.
Lines
- Osaka Metro
Midōsuji Line (M22)
Sakaisuji Line (K19)
Layout
- Midōsuji Line
- There are two side platforms with two tracks.
| 1 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for Tennōji and Nakamozu |
| 2 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for Namba, Umeda, Shin-Osaka and Minoh-kayano |
- Sakaisuji Line
- There is an island platform with two tracks under the Midosuji Line.
| 1 | ■ Sakaisuji Line | to Tengachaya |
| 2 | ■ Sakaisuji Line | for Nippombashi, Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome, Awaji, Kita-Senri and Takatsuki-shi |
Surroundings
- Shinsekai
- Tsutenkaku
- SpaWorld
- Tennoji Park
- Tennoji Zoo
- Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
- Imamiya-ebisu
- Nishinari Police Station
- Kamagasaki
Bus
- Subway Dobutsuen-mae (Osaka City Bus)
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- Route 7: for Abenobashi / for Sumiyoshigawa-nishi
- Route 48: for Abenobashi / for Subway Suminoekoen
- Route 52: for Abenobashi / for Namba
- Route 80: for Abenobashi / for Tsurumachi Yonchome
References
External links
- (in Japanese) Dobutsuen-Mae Station Sakaisuji Line from Osaka Metro website
- (in English) Dobutsuen-Mae Station Sakaisuji Line from Osaka Metro website
- (in Japanese) Dobutsuen-Mae Station Midosuji Line from Osaka Metro website
- (in English) Dobutsuen-Mae Station Midosuji Line from Osaka Metro website
Stations on the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line | ||
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| Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Namboku Line | | |
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| Osaka Metro Midosuji Line | ||
34°38′56″N 135°30′16″E / 34.648816°N 135.504411°E