Cosmosquare Station
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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.
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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the Osaka Municipal Subway
Osaka Municipal Subway
is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku
Suminoe-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Stretching along the south-west border of Osaka, it is adjacent to Minato-ku, Taisho-ku and Nishinari-ku to the north and Sumiyoshi-ku to the east...
, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines. It is the stop that services the Cosmosquare Complex.
Lines
Osaka Municipal Transportation BureauOsaka Municipal Transportation Bureau
Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...
- Municipal SubwayOsaka Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka , having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily of which the Osaka...
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 BureauOsaka Municipal Transportation BureauOsaka Municipal Transportation Bureau is a public department of transportation of the city of Osaka, Japan, which operates the municipal subway lines, the New Tram and city buses.-Current:...
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 melodyTrain melodyA train melody is a succession of musically expressive tones played when a train is arriving at or about to depart from a train station. As part of train passenger operations, a train melody includes a parade of single notes organized to follow each other rhythmically to form a lilting, singular...
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.
Municipal Subway Chūō Line
- There is an island platformIsland platformAn island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with two tracks on the third basement.
Nankō Port Town Line
- On the level above the Chūō Line, there is an island platformIsland platformAn island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
walled with platform screen doors with two tracks on both side on the second basement.
Stations next to Cosmosquare
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