Minato Station
# Minato Station

Minato Station (湊駅, Minato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.It has the station number "NK12".

## Lines

Minato Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and is 11.2 kilometers (7.0 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nanba.

## Layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Nankai Main Line | for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Nankai Main Line | for Namba |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Nankai Main Line |||||
| Limited Express "rapi:t α" for Kansai Airport (特急ラピートα): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "rapi:t β" (特急ラピートβ): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "Southern" (特急サザン): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express without seat reservations (自由席特急): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Express (急行): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Airport Express (空港急行): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Sub. Express (区間急行): Does not stop at this station |||||
| Sakai | Semi-Express for Namba (準急, in the morning on weekdays) | Ishizugawa |
| Sakai | Local (普通車) | Ishizugawa |

## History

Minato Station opened on 1 October 1897.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6704 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Sakai Dejima Fishing Port
* Sakai Dejima Yacht Harbor
* Sakai City Ohama Junior High School
