Niihari Station
# Niihari Station

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

| 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |

## 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).

## Surrounding area

* former Kyowa Town Hall
* Kyowa Post Office
