Kishimoto Station (岸本駅, Kishimoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Hōki, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

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Kishimoto Station 岸本駅
Kishimoto Station, March 2009
General information
Location	Yoshinaga, Hōki-chō, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-4133 Japan
Coordinates	35°23′13.19″N 133°24′34.87″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Hakubi Line
Distance	132.3 km (82.2 mi) from Kurashiki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 August 1919 (1919-08-10)
Passengers
2018	216 daily
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Kishimoto Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 132.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kurashiki and 148.2 kilometers from Okayama.

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected with the station building by a level crossing. The station building is a multi-purpose facility and also contains the Hōki Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Platforms

1	■  Hakubi Line	for Niimi and Okayama for Yonago
2	■  Hakubi Line	siding to permit passage of express trains

Kishimoto Station opened on August 10, 1919. 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.

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 216 passengers daily.^[2]

• Hōki Town Office
• Shoji Ueda Museum of Photography
• Hōki Municipal Kishimoto Junior High School
• Hōki Municipal Kishimoto Elementary School

• List of railway stations in Japan