Dōbutsuen-mae Station

Dōbutsuen-mae Station (動物園前駅) 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.

Lines

 * (M22)
 * (K19)
 * (K19)

Layout

 * Midōsuji Line
 * There are two side platforms with two tracks.


 * Sakaisuji Line
 * There is an island platform with two tracks under the Midosuji Line.

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