Dōbutsuen-mae Station

Dōbutsuen-mae Station

動物園前駅
Osaka Metro station
Midosuji Line platforms
General information
Other namesShinsekai (新世界)
Operated by Osaka Metro
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (Midosuji Line)
1 island platform (Sakaisuji Line)
Tracks4 (2 on each level)
Connectionsvia transfer at Shin-Imamiya:
 Q  Yamatoji Line
 O  Osaka Loop Line
Nankai Electric Railway
Main Line
Kōya Line
Hankai Tramway Hankai Line
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code M 22   K 19 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1938 (Midosuji Line)
1969 (Sakaisuji Line)
Services
Preceding station Osaka Metro Following station
Daikokuchō
 M 21 
towards Esaka
Midōsuji Line Tennōji
 M 23 
towards Nakamozu
Ebisuchō
 K 18 
Sakaisuji Line Tengachaya
 K 20 
Terminus
Location
Dōbutsuen-mae Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Dōbutsuen-mae Station
Dōbutsuen-mae Station (Japan)

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.

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.