Because it's on the freight line running side by side with the passenger line (JR Kyoto Line), Umekoji Station constitutes the junction of the branch freight line headed for Tanbaguchi Station on the Sanin Main Line.
旅客線（JR京都線）に並走する貨物線にあり、山陰本線丹波口駅へ向かう貨物支線の分岐点となっている。