Dōbutsuen-mae Station

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.

Dōbutsuen-mae Station 動物園前駅
Osaka Metro station
Midosuji Line platforms
General information
Other names	Shinsekai (新世界)
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Midōsuji Line Sennichimae Line
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
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	M 22   K 19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1938 (Midosuji Line) 1969 (Sakaisuji Line)
Services Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station Daikokuchō  M 21  towards Esaka Midōsuji Line Tennōji  M 23  towards Nakamozu Ebisuchō  K 18  towards Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme Sakaisuji Line Tengachaya  K 20  Terminus
Location Dōbutsuen-mae Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Dōbutsuen-mae Station Dōbutsuen-mae Station (Japan)

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

Sakaisuji Line platform

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
  • Tobita Shinchi

Bus

Subway Dobutsuen-mae (Osaka City Bus)

• 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

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