Kiyone Station

Kiyone Station 清音駅
Kiyone Station, December 2009
Location
Prefecture	Okayama (See other stations in Okayama)
City	Sōja
District	Tsukubo
Coordinates	34°38′37″N 133°44′00″E / 34.6436°N 133.7333°E / 34.6436; 133.7333Coordinates: 34°38′37″N 133°44′00″E / 34.6436°N 133.7333°E / 34.6436; 133.7333
History
Year opened	1925
Rail services
Operator(s)	West Japan Railway Company Ibara Railway
Line(s)	Hakubi Ibara Line

Kiyone Station (清音駅, Kiyone-eki) is a train station located in the district of Tsukubo, city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

The station is located in the former village of Kiyone, a village which was merged with the expanded city of Sōja in March 2005.

Lines

• JR West
• Ibara Railway
  • Hakubi
  • Ibara Line

History

• April 1987: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Kiyone Station becomes a JR West station
• January 1999: Ibara Railway's Ibara Line opens with service connecting Sōja, Kiyone, and Kannabe Stations
• Spring 2007: Automatic ticket gates will be installed and begin being used
• Summer 2007: The ICOCA card is scheduled to be accepted

Station building and platforms

Kiyone Station two platform capable of handling five lines simultaneously. Each platform has an upper (上り) and lower end (下り) of the platform.

Kiyone Station looking toward Bitchū-Takahashi Station, July 2006.

Environs

The Takahashi River flows near Kiyone Station.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 486
• Okayama Prefectural Route 24 (Kurashiki-Kiyone Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 189 (Kiyone Teishajō Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 270 (Kiyone-Makane Route)

Connecting lines

JR West Hakubi Line

Kurashiki Station — Kiyone Station — Sōja Station

Ibara Railways Ibara Line

Sōja Station — Kiyone Station — Kawabejuku Station

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) JR West