Kiyosato Station
Kiyosato Station 清里駅駅 | |
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| Kiyosato Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamanashi (See other stations in Yamanashi) |
| City | Hokuto |
| Coordinates | 35°55′09″N 138°26′12″E / 35.9192°N 138.4367°ECoordinates: 35°55′09″N 138°26′12″E / 35.9192°N 138.4367°E |
| (in Japanese) | 山梨県北杜市清里駅 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1933 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Koumi Line |
Kiyosato Station (清里駅 Kiyosato-eki) is a railway station on the Koumi Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Kiyosato in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Kiyosato Station serves as the gateway to the surrounding highland resort area as well as the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Program (KEEP), a Summer camp, agricultural training and conference center established in 1938 by American Paul Rusch.
With an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) on the Southern slopes of Mt. Yatsugatake, Kiyosato Station is the second highest station on the JR East rail network and the station with the highest elevation in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Layout
- Platforms
| 1 | ■Koumi Line | for Kobuchizawa |
| 2 | ■Koumi Line | for Nobeyama, Sakudaira and Komoro |
| 3 | ■Koumi Line | sidetrack |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai-Ōizumi | Koumi Line | Nobeyama | ||