is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located in the district of Tsukubo

Tsukubo District, Okayama

Tsukubo is a district located in Okayama, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 21,601 and a density of 789.80 persons per km². The total area is 27.35 km².-Merger:...

, city of Sōja

Soja, Okayama

is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 67,357, with a household number of 24,623, and the density of 317.72 persons per km². The total area is 212.00 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1954...

, Okayama Prefecture

Okayama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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

Soja, Okayama

is a city located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 67,357, with a household number of 24,623, and the density of 317.72 persons per km². The total area is 212.00 km².The city was founded on March 31, 1954...

 in March 2005.

Lines

• JR West
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
  
• Ibara Railway
  • Hakubi
    Hakubi Line
    The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company 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 the west side of Niimi, and terminating at Hōki-Daisen Station...
    
    
  • Ibara Line
    Ibara Railway Ibara Line
    The is Japanese railway line between Sōja Station, Sōja and Kannabe Station, Fukuyama. This is the only railway line operates. Japanese National Railways started the construction of the line in 1966, but halted it later in 1980...
    
    

History

• April 1987: Japanese National Railways
  Japanese National Railways
  , abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
  
   is privatized, and Kiyone Station becomes a JR West station
• January 1999: Ibara Railway's Ibara Line opens with service connecting Sōja
  Soja 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...
  
  , Kiyone, and Kannabe Stations
• Spring 2007: Automatic ticket gates will be installed and begin being used
• Summer 2007: The ICOCA
  ICOCA
  The card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe...
  
   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.

1	█ Hakubi Line (upper)	to Kurashiki Kurashiki Station is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line 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...  • Okayama Okayama Station is a railway station located in the ward of Kita-ku, city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company ....
2	█ Hakubi Line (lower)	to Bitchū-Takahashi Bitchu-Takahashi Station is a JR West Hakubi Line station located in Asahi-chō, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The Hakubi Line extends as a single track from this station north.-History:*1926-06-20: Bitchū-Takahashi Station opened...  • Niimi Niimi Station is a JR West station located in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It offers connecting service to the Geibi, Hakubi, and Kishin Lines.-History:*1928-10-25: The completed Hakubi Line is opened....  • Yonago Yonago Station is a railway station on the San'in Main Line of West Japan Railway Company located in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is also the terminus of the Sakai Line.The station started operation on November 1, 1902.-Layout:...
3	█ Ibara Railway Ibara Line (upper)	to Ibara • Kannabe

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

Kurashiki Station

is a JR West Sanyō Main Line and Hakubi Line 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...

 — Kiyone Station — Sōja Station

Soja 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...

Ibara Railways Ibara Line

Sōja Station — Kiyone Station — Kawabejuku Station

External links

JR West