Cosmosquare Station
{{short description|Metro station in Osaka, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cosmosquare Station
| native_name = コスモスクエア駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = {{ric|Osaka Metro|name=y}} station
| image = Platform of Cosmosquare Station (Nanko Port Town Line) 4.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Nanko Port Town Line platform, January 2019
| other_name =
| address = 1-30-21 Nankōkita, Suminoe, Osaka, Osaka
{{Nihongo2|（大阪市住之江区南港北一丁目30-21）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{ric|Osaka Metro|name=y}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{ric|Osaka Metro|c|name=y}}
- {{ric|Osaka Metro|p|name=y}}
}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms (1 on each level)
| tracks = 4 (2 on each level)
| connections =
| structure =
| code = {{OMSN|C|10}} {{OMSN|P|09}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1997|12|18|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services = {{Adjstn|system1=Osaka Metro|line1=c|right1=Ōsakakō|note-right1={{OMSN|C|11}}|left1=Yumeshima|note-left1={{OMSN|C|09}}|line2=p|right2=Trade Center-mae|note-right2={{OMSN|P|10}} }}
| map_type = Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
}}
File:大阪メトロコスモスクエア駅中央線ホーム (延伸前).jpg
{{nihongo|Cosmosquare Station|コスモスクエア駅|Kosumosukuea-eki|}} is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line{{Cite web |title=Chuo Line Subway {{!}} Japan Experience |url=https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/plan-your-trip/travel-by-train/train-in-japan/chuo-line-subway |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=www.japan-rail-pass.com |language=en}} and Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram){{Cite web |title=Subway Top Page｜Osaka Metro |url=https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/en/index.php |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Osaka Metro |language=en}} in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of the Nankō Port Town Line.
Lines
;{{ric|Osaka Metro|name=y}}
- {{ric|Osaka Metro|c|name=y}} (Station Number: C10)
- {{ric|Osaka Metro|p|name=y}} (Station Number: P09)
History
- The station opened to rail traffic on December 18, 1997 as the then-westernmost station on the Osaka Municipal Subway network, and was managed by {{ill|Osaka Port Transport System Co., Ltd.|ja|大阪港トランスポートシステム}}. The name "Cosmosquare" was selected in a public poll conducted in 1988 for residents of Osaka, relating to the development of "Techno Port Osaka" on the artificial islands of the Osaka Bay area.
- On July 1, 2005, Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau took over management of the station; Osaka Metro would subsequently 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 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.
- A potential extension to the artificial island of Yumeshima was first discussed in the 1990s as part of Osaka's unsuccessful bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Yumesaki Tunnel, which opened on August 1, 2009, was built with space for the Chūō Line to extend westward to Yumeshima (this segment now called the {{ill|大阪港トランスポートシステム北港テクノポート線|ja|lt=OTS North Technoport Line}}), which opened on 19 January 2025 in advance of Expo 2025 to be held at said site.
Layout
| table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|1F |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|B1F
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine |style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|One-way faregates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|B2F
|Platform 3 |← {{ric|Osaka Metro|p|name=y}} toward Nakafuto and Suminoekōen (Trade Center-mae) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform, doors will open on the left/right |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform 4
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{ric|Osaka Metro|p|name=y}} toward for Nakafuto and Suminoekōen (Trade Center-mae) |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3 valign=top|B3F
|Platform 1 |→ {{ric|Osaka Metro|c|name=y}} toward Hommachi, Tanimachi Yonchome, Morinomiya, Nagata, Ikoma, and Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka (Osakako) → |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform, doors will open on the left |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform 2
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| ← {{ric|Osaka Metro|c|name=y}} toward Yumeshima |
Surrounding area
- Ancient ship Namihaya outdoor exhibit
- Cosmosquare Seaside Park and Promenade
- Intex Osaka convention center
- Kongo Gakuen international school
- Laurel Square Osaka Bay Tower
- Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
- Osaka Bay Residence
- Osaka Prefectural Police Suminoe Police Station Nanko Cosmo kōban
- Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau Cosmosquare branch
- Port of Osaka International Ferry Terminal (for ferries to Busan and Shanghai)
- River Garden Cosmo Square
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/station_guide/C/c10/index.php Official Site] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://subway.osakametro.co.jp/en/station_guide/C/c10/index.php Official Site] {{in lang|en}}
{{Osaka Metro Chūō Line, Kintetsu Keihanna Line}}
{{Osaka Metro Nankō Port Town Line}}
{{coord|34|38|35|N|135|24|45|E|source:zhwiki_scale:5000|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cosmosquare Station}}
References
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