Miki Railway Miki Line

Miki Railway Miki Line
Train on Miki Line near Nishi-Hōda
Technical
Line length	6.6 km
Track gauge	1067 mm

Miki Railway Miki Line
Legend JR-W: Kakogawa Line 0.0 Yakujin JR-W: Kakogawa Line 1.0 Kunikane 1.5 Sōsa 2.0 Shimo-Ishino 2.6 Ishino 4.3 Nishi-Hōda 5.3 Bessho 6.0 Takagi 6.6 Miki Miki Shintetsu: Ao Line

The Miki Line (三木線, Miki-sen^?) was a Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Yakujin Station in Kakogawa and Miki Station in Miki. This was the only railway line Miki Railway Company (三木鉄道株式会社, Miki Tetsudō^?) operated. The third sector (in Japanese sense) company was created and succeeded the line when Japanese National Railways abandoned the route in 1985^[1]. The line linked Miki and the West Japan Railway Company Kakogawa Line at Yakujin station, but the majority of commuters used Kobe Electric Railway's (Shintetsu) Ao Line to get to Kobe. 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. This was the fourth third-sector railway operator to cease operations, and the fifth third-sector line closed.

Basic data

• Distance: 6.6 km
• Gauge: 1,067 mm
• Stations: 9
• Track: Single
• Power: Internal combustion (Diesel)
• Railway signalling: Staff token

Stations

Name		Distance (km)	Connections	Location
Yakujin	厄神	0.0	JR West: Kakogawa Line	Hyōgo	Kakogawa
Kunikane	国包	1.0
Sōsa	宗佐	1.5
Shimo-Ishino	下石野	2.0			Miki
Ishino	石野	2.6
Nishi-Hōda	西這田	4.3
Bessho	別所	5.3
Takagi	高木	6.0
Miki	三木	6.6

See also

• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• (English) Interest Spots including Miki Rail-Bus, in Miki City Council English official website.
• (Japanese) Miki City Transport Policy Division from Miki City Council official website.

References

1. ^ "Miki City Interest Spots". http://www.city.miki.lg.jp/english/tourist_spot.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21.