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".[1]
Minato Station 湊駅  | |
|---|---|
![]() Minato Station entrance in July 2008  | |
| General information | |
| Location | 4-9, Dejima-cho 2-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 590-0834 Japan  | 
| Coordinates | 34°34′14″N 135°27′36″E | 
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 11.2 km from Namba | 
| Platforms | 1 island platform | 
| Other information | |
| Station code | NK12 | 
| Website | Official website | 
| History | |
| Opened | October 1, 1897[1] | 
| Electrified | Yes | 
| Passengers | |
| 2019 | 6704 daily | 
| Location | |
![]() Minato Station Location within Osaka Prefecture ![]() Minato Station Minato Station (Japan)  | |
Lines
    
Minato Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, and is 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nanba.[1]
Layout
    
The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.
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 October 1, 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
 
See also
    
    
References
    
- 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.
 
External links
    
 Media related to Minato Station (Osaka) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
 
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