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Shōwachō Station

Shōwachō Station is a subway station on the Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line in , Japan, south east of Tennoji. The station is numbered "M24". While situated relatively close to on the Tanimachi Line, there are no transfer passageways between the two stations.
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  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Osaka, Osaka prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Showacho”, “Showacho-eki”, and “Shōwachō-eki”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fuminosato Station and Tennoji.

Railway stop
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The Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line is a rapid transit line of Osaka Metro, running from in to in through . is situated 350 metres north of Shōwachō Station.

Railway station
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Tennōji Station is a major railway station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Metro Midōsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line, located in and , , , and Tennōji-ekimae Station is a railway station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. is situated 1½ km north of Shōwachō Station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , Osaka Prefecture, Japan, on the Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line. Average ticket at this station cost ¥150 and it is close to Bishoen Station on the JR Hanwa Line. is situated 1 km northeast of Shōwachō Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamagasaki and Nagaikoen.

Locality
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is an old place name for a part of in , , which has the largest day laborer concentration in Japan: 30,000 people are estimated to live in every 2,000 meter radius in this area, part of which has been in slum-like conditions.

Neighborhood
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Nagai Park is a large sports complex located in , . Its facilities include three multipurpose sports stadiums, including 50,000-seat ; Nagai Botanical Garden, which has over 1,000 species of trees and flowers; a swimming pool and gymnasium; and a tract of preserved local forest.

Suburb
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is one of 24 wards of , .

Shōwachō Station

Latitude
34.63313° or 34° 37′ 59″ north
Longitude
135.51693° or 135° 31′ 1″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Operator
大阪市高速電気軌道
Open location code
8Q6QJGM8+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7811929021
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7560273
Wiki­data ID
Q2084551
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Shōwachō Station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “昭和町站 (大阪府)”
  • Chinese: “昭和町站”
  • Dutch: “Showacho”
  • Dutch: “station Showacho”
  • Dutch: “Station Showacho”
  • Esperanto: “Stacio Shōwachō”
  • French: “gare de Showacho”
  • French: “Showacho”
  • Italian: “Shōwa-chō”
  • Italian: “stazione di Shōwa-chō”
  • Japanese: “Shōwachō”
  • Japanese: “しょうわちょうえき”
  • Japanese: “昭和町”
  • Japanese: “昭和町駅”
  • Korean: “쇼와초”
  • Korean: “쇼와초역”
  • Ukrainian: “Шьовачьо”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shōwachō Station”. Photo: BJP039, CC BY-SA 3.0.