Miki Uenomaru Station
roadside station in Miki, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
Miki Uenomaru Station (三木上の丸駅, Miki Uenomaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).
Lines
Miki Uenomaru Station is served by the Ao Line and is 18.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Suzurandai and is 26.1 kilometers from Minatogawa and 26.5 kilometers from Shinkaichi.
Station layout
The station consists of a one side platform serving a single bi-directional track, whilst being unattended service staff.
Adjacent stations
History
Miki Uenomaru Station opened on December 28, 1937 as Mikihigashiguchi Station (三木東口駅). It was renamed Uenomaru Station (上の丸駅) on April 1, 1939 and to its present name on October 1, 1948.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 200 passengers daily.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Miki Uenomaru Station” as roadside station in Miki, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6849869. Authority coordinates are 34.800, 134.989. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1937, 1939, 1948 and 2019.
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