is a railway station in the city of

Sōja is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the city has an estimated population of 69,343 and a population density of 322 persons per km2. The total area is 211.90 km2. History In the 7th century, Ki Castle was built atop ...

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

, Japan, operated by

West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

(JR West). It is located in the former village of Kiyone, which was merged with the expanded city of

in March 2005.

Lines

Kiyone Station is served by the

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

Hakubi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on ...

and also the

Ibara Railway Ibara Line The is Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. This is the only railway line operates. History Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in 1966, but financial constraints halted ...

Station layout

Kiyone Station looking toward Bitchū-Takahashi Station

Kiyone Station has two platforms capable of handling five trains simultaneously. Each platform has an upper and lower end.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

;JR West Hakubi Line :

Kurashiki Station is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line railway station located in 1-1 1-chōme, Achi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. All Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line express and limited express trains stop at this station. The Mizushima Co ...

— Kiyone Station —

Sōja Station is a station jointly operated by JR West and Ibara Railway on the Hakubi, Kibi, and Ibara Lines. The station is in Kiyone, Kami-Nakajima, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Sōja Station is the terminus of the Kibi Line, and the beginning ...

;Ibara Railway Ibara Line :Sōja Station — Kiyone Station — Kawabejuku Station

History

The station opened on 17 February 1925. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. In January 1999, the Ibara Railway Ibara Line opened connecting

, Kiyone, and Kannabe Stations.

Surrounding area

The Takahashi River flows near Kiyone Station. * National Route 486 * Okayama Prefectural Route 24 (Kurashiki-Kiyone Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 189 (Kiyone Teishajō Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 270 (Kiyone-Makane Route)

External links

JR West station information
{{Ibara Railway Ibara Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Hakubi Line Ibara Railway Ibara Line Railway stations in Okayama Prefecture Kurashiki