is a passenger

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located in the city of

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Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

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, operated by the private

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(Shintetsu). There was a station with the same name on the

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which ended operation on March 31, 2008, and abandoned the next day.

Lines

Miki Station is served by the Ao Line and is 19.3 kilometers from the

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of the line at and is 26.8 kilometers from and 27.2 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level

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s connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Miki Station opened on January 28, 1938, as . It was renamed on January 1, 1954, and renamed again to its present name on April 1, 1988. On March 4, 2018, at around 6 p.m. (

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), fire from a neighboring two-story house spread to the station. Both structures were destroyed in the blaze. The southward part of the station closed temporarily on the next day before reopened on March 9.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 852 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Ōmiya Hachiman Shrine *Hyogo Prefectural Miki High School * Miki Municipal Miki Junior High School * Miki City Miki Elementary School

References

External links

Official website (Kobe Electric Railway)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938 Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Miki, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub