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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.

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Dōbutsuen-mae 動物園前駅
Midosuji Line platforms
General information
Other names	Shinsekai (新世界)
Operated by	Osaka Metro
Line(s)	Midosuji Line Sakaisuji Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Midosuji Line) 1 island platform (Sakaisuji Line)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Connections	via transfer at Shin-Imamiya: JR West  Q  Yamatoji Line  O  Osaka Loop Line Nankai Electric Railway Main Line Kōya Line Hankai Tramway Hankai Line
Other information
Station code	M22 (Midosuji Line) K19 (Sakaisuji Line)
History
Opened	1938 (Midosuji Line) 1969 (Sakaisuji Line)

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

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 Senri-Chūō

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line (M22)
Daikokuchō (M21)		-	Tennōji (M23)
Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line (K19)
Ebisuchō (K18)		Local		Tengachaya (K20)
Ebisuchō (K18)		Semi-Express		Tengachaya (K20)
Extra Limited Express "Hozu": Does not stop at this station

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

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