The is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). It connects Kobe with its northwestern suburb, Ono. The line is long, extending from Suzurandai in Kita-ku to Ao, where the line connects with the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kakogawa Line, although all trains continue past Suzurandai to Shinkaichi via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Namboku Line.
Between Suzurandai Station and Kizu Station, track gradient can reach 50‰ at most.
History The Miki Electric Railway Co. opened the Suzurandai – Hirono Golf-jo-mae on 28 December 1936. DMUs operated until the section was electrified the following year and extended to Miki Uenomaru, with the extension to Miki opening in 1938.
In 1947 the company merged with the Kobe Electric Railway Co., which extended the line to Ono on 28 December 1951, and from Ono to Ao on 10 April 1952.
The Nishi-Suzurandai – Aina section was duplicated in 1982, and the Kizu – Oshibedani section was duplicated between 1979 and 1989.
Former connecting lines Miki station – The Miki Railway Miki Line operated between 1917 and 2008.
Stations
S indicates that the service stops at the station indicates that the service skips the station No.StationDistance (km)Local(普通)Semi-Express(準急)Express(急行)TransfersLocation↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Kosoku Line to/from ↑Suzurandai鈴蘭台0.0SSS Arima Line (Through Service)Kita-ku, KobeSuzurandai-nishiguchi鈴蘭台西口0.8SSS Nishi-Suzurandai西鈴蘭台1.3SSS Aina藍那3.0SS ↑ Kizu木津6.4SS ↑ Nishi-ku, KobeKobata木幡8.1SSS Sakae栄9.6SSS Oshibedani押部谷11.2SSS Midorigaoka緑が丘12.8SSS MikiHirono Golf-jo-mae広野ゴルフ場前13.5SSS Shijimi志染15.6SSS Ebisu恵比須17.6SSS Miki Uenomaru三木上の丸18.6SSS Miki三木19.3SSS Omura大村20.8SSS Kashiyama樫山23.2SSS OnoIchiba市場23.9SSS Ono小野26.2SSS Hata葉多27.7SSS Ao粟生29.2SSS Kakogawa LineHojo Railway Hojo Line
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia