Cosmosquare Station

Cosmosquare Station コスモスクエア駅
Cosmosquare Station building
Location	1-30-21 Nankōkita, Suminoe, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住之江区南港北一丁目30-21） Japan
Operated by	Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Line(s)	Municipal Subway Chūō Line Nankō Port Town Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Other information
Station code	C10, P09
History
Opened	December 18, 1997

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. This station, which services the Cosmosquare Complex, is the westernmost station of the Osaka subway system.

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 subway.

Layout

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