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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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