is a

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on the

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in Nishinari-ku,

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. 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 station operated by

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and

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...

, but no physical connection exists between these two stations.

Lines

* ** (M22) ** (K19)

Layout

;Midōsuji Line *There are two

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s with two tracks. ;Sakaisuji Line *There is an

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with two tracks under the Midosuji Line.

Toilet

Toilets are located inside the East, North and South ticket gates. File:大阪メトロ動物園前駅東改札内トイレ.jpg, East ticket gates Toilet File:大阪メトロ動物園前駅北改札内トイレ.jpg, North ticket gates Toilet File:大阪メトロ動物園前駅南改札内トイレ.jpg, Sorth ticket gates Toilet

Surroundings

Shinsekai is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka City's downtown "Minami" area. The neighbourhood was created in 1912 with New York (specifically, Coney Island) as a model for its southern half and Paris for its northern half. At this locatio ...

** Tsutenkaku **SpaWorld * Tennoji Park ** Tennoji Zoo **Osaka Municipal Museum of Art *Imamiya-ebisu *Nishinari Police Station * Kamagasaki **

Tobita Shinchi , also known as , is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. It is located in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. Tobita Shinchi dates from the Taishō period. To circumvent the anti-pros ...

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

Lines

Layout

Toilet

Surroundings

Bus

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