Cosmosquare Station
Cosmosquare Station (コスモスクエア駅, Kosumosukuea-eki) is a metro station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line and Nankō Port Town Line (New Tram) in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. This station serves as the starting terminus of both lines. This station is the westernmost station of the Osaka metro system as of 2023.
Cosmosquare Station コスモスクエア駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Osaka Metro station | |||||||||||||||
 Station building with Laurel Square Osaka Bay Tower in the foreground (May 2008). | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-30-21 Nankōkita, Suminoe, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市住之江区南港北一丁目30-21） Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Osaka Metro | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (1 on each level) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 on each level) | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | C 10 P 09 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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  Cosmosquare Station Location within Osaka Prefecture  Cosmosquare Station Cosmosquare Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
History
The underground platform at Cosmosquare Station on the Chūō Line (July 2014).
- The station opened to rail traffic on December 18, 1997. 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 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 failed 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 OTS North Technoport Line), which is now expected to be completed in 2024 in time for Expo 2025 to be held at said site.
Layout
| 1F | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| B1F | Mezzanine | One-way faregates, ticket/ICOCA/PiTaPa machines, station agent |
| B2F | Platform 3 | ←  Nankō Port Town Line toward Nakafuto and Suminoekōen (Trade Center-mae) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Platform 4 | ← Nankō Port Town Line toward for Nakafuto and Suminoekōen (Trade Center-mae) | |
| B3F | Platform 1 | →  Chūō Line toward Hommachi, Tanimachi Yonchome, Morinomiya, Nagata, Ikoma, and Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka (Osakako) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Chūō Line termination platform | |
Surrounding area
- Ancient ship Namihaya outdoor exhibit
- Cosmosquare Seaside Park and Promenade
- 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
| Osaka Metro Chūō Line | ||
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| Kintetsu Keihanna Line | ||
Stations on the Osaka Metro Nankō Port Town Line | ||
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