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
Location3545 Kiyosato, Takane Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture 407-0301
Japan
Coordinates35°55′09″N 138°26′12″E
Elevation1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Operated by JR East
Line(s)     Koumi Line
Distance17.5 km (10.9 mi) from Kobuchizawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 July 1933 (29 July 1933)
Passengers
FY202182 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nobeyama
towards Komoro
Koumi Line Kai-Ōizumi
towards Kobuchizawa
Location
Kiyosato Station
Location within Yamanashi Prefecture
Kiyosato Station
Kiyosato Station (Central Japan)
Kiyosato Station
Kiyosato Station (Japan)
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