Minato Station

Railway station in Sakai, Japan

34°34′14″N 135°27′36″E / 34.570631°N 135.460039°E / 34.570631; 135.460039Operated by

Nankai Electric RailwayLine(s)

Nankai Main LineDistance11.2 km from NambaPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeNK12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1897; 126 years ago (1897-10-01)^[1]ElectrifiedYesPassengers20196704 daily

Location
Minato Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Show map of Osaka Prefecture Minato Station Minato Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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".^[1]

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Surrounding area

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 湊駅｜南海電鉄. www.nankai.co.jp (in Japanese). Nankai Electric Railway. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.