is a
metro station
A metro station or subway station is a station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the system in the ...
on the
Osaka Metro
The is a major rapid transit system in the Osaka Metropolitan Area of Japan, operated by the Osaka Metro Company, Ltd. It serves the city of Osaka and the adjacent municipalities of Higashiosaka, Kadoma, Moriguchi, Sakai, Suita, and Yao. ...
Chūō Line and
Nankō Port Town Line
The , also called New Tram, is an automated guideway transit line in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. The line is operated by Osaka Metro, and was constructed to serve as the main public transportation for newly built Osaka South Port habitations and fa ...
(New Tram) in
Suminoe-ku,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
,
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
;
* (Station Number: C10)
* (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
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (大阪市交通局, ''Ōsaka-shi Kōtsū-kyoku'') was the public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan that existed from 1903 to 2018. It operated the municipal subway lines, the New Tram, ...
took over management of the station; Osaka Metro would take over management of the station on April 1, 2018.
* 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
A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combina ...
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 that is used on the metro.
Layout
External links
Cosmosquare Station
Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture
Osaka Metro stations
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1997
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