Cosmosquare Station

Cosmosquare Station コスモスクエア駅
Cosmosquare Station building
Location
Prefecture	Osaka (See other stations in Osaka)
City	Osaka
Ward	Suminoe
Neighborhood etc.	1-30-21 Nankōkita
(in Japanese)	大阪市住之江区南港北一丁目30-21
History
Year opened	1997
Rail services
Station number(s)	C10, P09
Operator(s)	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Municipal Subway Chūō Line Nankō Port Town Line

Cosmosquare Station (コスモスクエア駅, Kosumosukuea-eki) is a train station on the Osaka Municipal Subway Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines. It is the stop that services the Cosmosquare Complex.

Lines

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau

• Municipal Subway Chūō Line (Station Number: C10)
• Nankō Port Town Line (Station Number: P09)

History

• The station opened to rail traffic on December 18, 1997, on the Osaka Port Transport System Techno Port Line.
• On July 1, 2005, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau took over management of the station.
• A mini aquarium was installed on the subway platform at one time. Due to excessive maintenance costs and the relatively few users of the station, it was removed.
• A different train approach melody was used on the station, playing a sound similar to that of an ocean wave. On March 27, 2007, the melody was changed to the standard approach melody used on the Chuo Line.

Layout

Municipal Subway Chūō Line

• There is an island platform with two tracks on the third basement.

Nankō Port Town Line

• On the level above the Chūō Line, there is an island platform walled with platform screen doors with two tracks on both side on the second basement.

Stations next to Cosmosquare

External links

• Cosmosquare Station

Coordinates: 34°38′35″N 135°24′45″E / 34.64306°N 135.41250°E / 34.64306; 135.41250