Kiyosato Station

Kiyosato Station (清里駅, Kiyosato-eki) is a railway station 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 missionary Paul Rusch. With an elevation of 1,274 m (4,180 ft) on the southern slopes of Mount Yatsugatake, Kiyosato Station is the second highest station on the JR East rail network and the station with the highest elevation in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Kiyosato Station 清里駅
General information
Location	3545 Kiyosato, Takane Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 407-0301 Japan
Coordinates	35°55′09″N 138°26′12″E
Elevation	1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Koumi Line
Distance	17.5 km (10.9 mi) from Kobuchizawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	29 July 1933; 91 years ago (29 July 1933)
Passengers
FY2021	82 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nobeyama towards Komoro Koumi Line Kai-Ōizumi towards Kobuchizawa
Location Kiyosato Station Location within Yamanashi Prefecture Show map of Yamanashi Prefecture Kiyosato Station Kiyosato Station (Central Japan) Show map of Central Japan Kiyosato Station Kiyosato Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Waiting room,Ticket gates

Lines

Kiyosato Station is served by the Koumi Line and is 17.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobuchizawa Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Koumi Line	for Kobuchizawa
2	■ Koumi Line	for Koumi and Komoro

History

Kiyosato Station was opened on 27 July 1933 by the Japanese Government Railways. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 219 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kiyosato Modern Art Museum
• Japan National Route 141

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• Kiyosato Station (JR East)