Niihari Station 新治駅
Niihari Station, April 2008
General information
Location	Niihari 2003-3, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309-1106 Japan
Coordinates	36°19′41″N 140°02′21″E / 36.3280°N 140.0393°E / 36.3280; 140.0393
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Mito Line
Distance	22.3 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 September 1895
Passengers
FY2019	581 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shimodate towards Oyama Mito Line Yamato towards Mito
Location
Niihari Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Niihari Station Niihari Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Niihari Station (新治駅, Niihari-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Chikusei, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niihari Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 22.3 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Niihari Station was opened on 25 September 1895. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 581 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• former Kyowa Town Hall
• Kyowa Post Office