Kiyo Station

木与駅
Kiyo Station in May 2012
General information
Location66 Kiyo Kamadokoro, Abu-gun, Abu-cho, Yamaguchi-ken 759-3621
Japan
Coordinates34°31′58.39″N 131°30′12.28″E / 34.5328861°N 131.5034111°E / 34.5328861; 131.5034111
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'in Main Line
Distance555.2 km (345.0 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 November 1931 (1931-11-15)
Passengers
FY20201
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nago
towards Shimonoseki
 San'in Main Line
E
Local
 Utagō
towards Masuda
Location
Kiyo Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kiyo Station
Kiyo Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Kiyo Station is located in Japan
Kiyo Station
Kiyo Station
Kiyo Station (Japan)

Kiyo Station (木与駅, Kiyo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Abu, Abu District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Kiyo Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 555.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed unnumbered side platforms connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side ■      San'in Main Line for Masuda and Hamada
opposite side ■      San'in Main Line for Higashi-Hagi and Nagatoshi

History

Kiyo Station was opened as an intermediate station of the Japan Government Railways Mine Line when the line was extended extended to Utagō Station on 15 November 1931. This portion of the Mine Line was incorporated into the San'in Main Line on 24 February 1933. Freight operations were discontinued on 1 February 1963. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West). The station was out of operation from 28 July 2013 to 10 August 2014 due to damage to the line caused by torrential rains.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. ↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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