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Kiyone Station

Kiyone Station
清音駅
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Kiyone Station in December 2009
Location Kiyonekaminakashima, Sōja-shi, Okayama-ken
Japan
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
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History
Opened 17 February 1925
Location
Kiyone Station is located in Japan
Kiyone Station
Kiyone Station
Location within Japan

Kiyone Station (清音駅 Kiyone-eki?) is a railway station in the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is located in the former village of Kiyone, which was merged with the expanded city of Sōja in March 2005.

Kiyone Station is served by the JR West Hakubi Line and also the Ibara Railway Ibara Line

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

The station 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.

In January 1999, the Ibara Railway Ibara Line opened connecting Sōja, Kiyone, and Kannabe Stations.

The Takahashi River flows near Kiyone Station.


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