It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Giubiasco–Locarno line of Swiss Federal Railways.

The new station was built at a cost of SFr 24.7 million, split between Minusio, the canton of Ticino, and the federal government.

[3] Minusio has two 291-metre (955 ft) long side platforms.

[4] Both are reached by ramps and are fully accessible.

[3] As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Minusio:[5]