Miki Railway Miki Line Explained

Miki Line
Native Name:三木線
Native Name Lang:ja
Start:Yakujin
End:Miki
Stations:9
Open:1916
Close:2008
Owner:Miki Railway
Linelength:6.6km (04.1miles)

The was a Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Yakujin Station in Kakogawa and Miki Station in Miki. This was the only railway line operated. The line linked Miki and the West Japan Railway Company Kakogawa Line at Yakujin station.

Basic data

Staff token

History

The opened the line from 1916 to 1917. The railway was acquired by the in 1923 and nationalised in 1943 together with other Bantan Railway lines, i.e. the Kakogawa Line, the Takasago Line, the Kajiya Line and the Hōjō Line.

Freight services ceased in 1974. Miki Railway, a third sector company, took over the line from Japanese National Railways in 1985.[1]

The majority of commuters used Kobe Electric Railway's (Shintetsu) Ao Line to get to Kobe instead of the Miki–Kakogawa Line route. As a result, Miki Railway had been unable to justify continued financial support from the city. On March 1, 2007, the Miki City Council officially decided to abandon the line with the company agreeing on April 26, 2007. The line was closed on April 1, 2008.[2] This was the fourth third-sector railway operator to cease operations, and the fifth third-sector line closed.

Stations

NameDistance (km)ConnectionsLocation
厄神0.0JR West

Kakogawa Line

HyōgoKakogawa
国包1.0 
宗佐1.5 
下石野2.0 Miki
石野2.6 
西這田4.3 
別所5.3 
高木6.0 
三木6.6 

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bushell . Chris . Railway Directory 2006 . 111th . 122 . English . 2006 . Reed Business Information . 0-617-01031-5.
  2. Web site: 12 December 2008 . 三木鉄道ミキ300-105が樽見鉄道へ . Miki Railway 300-series unit 105 transferred to Tarumi Railway . https://web.archive.org/web/20170806141809/http://railf.jp/news/2008/12/12/084600.html . 6 August 2017 . 31 January 2024 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.