title: Minato Station
text: # 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
  