{{short description|Railway station in Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{infobox station | name = Kiyone Station | native_name = 清音駅 |native_name_lang = ja |style = JR West | image = Kiyone_sta.jpg | alt = | caption = Kiyone Station in December 2009 |address = Kiyonekaminakashima, Sōja-shi, Okayama-ken 19-1175 |country = Japan |coordinates ={{coord|34|38|37.12|N|133|43|59.98|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} |operator = {{Plainlist| *{{ric|JR West|name=y}} *[[File:Ibara Railway logo.gif|20px]] Ibara Railway Company }} |line = {{Plainlist| *{{rcb|JR West|Hakubi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Hakubi}} *{{Colorbull|yellowgreen}} [[Ibara Line]] }} | distance = {{convert|7.3|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kurashiki|x}} |platforms = 1 side + 1 island platforms |tracks = |code = JR-V06 | status = Staffed (Ibara Railway portion only) | website = {{Official website|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0650402}} | opened = {{Start date|1925|02|17|df=y}} | former = |passengers = 1650 daily |pass_year = 2019 |map_type = Japan Okayama Prefecture#Japan |map_dot_label =Kiyone Station |mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 17 |services = }} [[File:Kiyone Station looking toward Bitchū-Takahashi Station.jpg|thumb|Kiyone Station looking toward Bitchū-Takahashi Station in July 2006]] {{nihongo|'''Kiyone Station'''|清音駅|Kiyone-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Sōja]], [[Okayama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is jointly operated by the [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West) and the [[Public-Private Partnerships In Japan|third sector]] transportation company, [[Ibara Line|Ibara Railway Company]]<ref name="Kawashima">{{cite book|author=Kawashima, Reizo| title=山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア|trans-title=Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area|language=Japanese|year=2012|publisher=Kodansha|isbn=978-4-06-295155-5}}</ref> It is located in [[Kiyone, Okayama|the former village of Kiyone]], which was merged with the expanded city of Sōja in March 2005.
==Lines== Kiyone Station is served by the [[Hakubi Line]], and is located {{cvt|7.3|km|mi}} from the [[terminal station|terminus]] of the line at {{STN|Kurashiki|x}} and {{cvt|23.2|km|mi}} from {{STN|Okayama|x}}. It is also served by trains of the [[Ibara Railway Ibara Line]] from {{STN|Kannabe|x}} and is {{cvt|3.4|km|mi}} from the terminus of that line at {{STN|Sōja|x}}.
==Station layout== The station consists of a [[side platform]] and an [[island platform]], connected by a footbridge. The island platform is shared by JR West and the Ibara Railway, with JR West using the northern portion of the platform and the Ibara Railway using the southern portion. The JR portion of the station is unstaffed.
===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx={{rcb|JR West|Hakubi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Hakubi}} |dir=for {{STN|Kurashiki|x}} and {{STN|Okayama|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Ibara Line|col= yellowgreen |dir=for {{STN|Sōja|x}}<br/>for {{STN|Ibara|x|Okayama}} and {{STN|Kannabe|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx={{rcb|JR West|Hakubi|route}} {{lnl|JR West|Hakubi}} |dir= for {{STN|Bitchū-Takahashi|x}} and {{STN|Niimi|x}}}}
==Adjacent stations== {{J-railservice start}} {{J-route|route=Hakubi Line|f=w|col=#009933}} {{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Kurashiki|x}}|next={{STN|Sōja|x}}|col=black}} |-Ibara Railway {{J-route|route=Ibara Line|col=yellowgreen|f=w}} {{J-rserv|service=-|previous={{STN|Sōja|x}}|next={{STN| Kawabejuku|x}}}} {{S-end}}
==History== Kiyone Station was opened on 17 February 1925. With the privatization of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. With the privatization of the [[Japan National Railways]] (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.<ref name="Teishajo">{{cite book |last1=Ishino |first1=Akira |title=停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 |date=1998 |publisher=JTB |isbn=978-4-533-02980-6 |page=260}}</ref> The Ibara Railway connected to the station on January 11, 1999.<ref name="RJ390">{{cite journal |title=井原鉄道の旅立ち |journal=鉄道ジャーナル |date=April 1999 |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=70–74}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics== During the fiscal year 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1650 passengers daily.<ref>[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020</ref>
==Surrounding area== *[[Takahashi River]] * [[Japan National Route 486]]
==See also== *[[List of railway stations in Japan]] *[[Gunma-Sōja Station]] (on the [[Joetsu Line]] in [[Gunma Prefecture]])
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category-inline}} * [https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0650402 Kiyone Station from JR-Odekake.net] {{in lang|ja}} *[https://www.ibara-railway.co.jp/train/station/kiyone/ Ibara Railway home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101010035/https://www.ibara-railway.co.jp/train/station/kiyone/ |date=1 January 2021 }} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hakubi Line}} {{Ibara Railway Ibara Line}}
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