title: Kinoyama Station
text: # Kinoyama Station
  
  Kinoyama Station (木野山駅, Kinoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kinoyama Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 38.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 54.7 kilometers from Okayama.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ V Hakubi Line | for Niimi and Yonago |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hakubi Line |||||
  | Bitchū-Takahashi | Bitchū-Takahashi | - | Bitchū-Kawamo | Bitchū-Kawamo |
  
  ## History
  
  Kinoyama Station opened on June 20, 1926. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kinoyama Shrine
  * Takahashi Municipal Tsugawa Elementary School
  * Takahashi River
  * Japan National Route 180
  