title: Niihari Station
text: # 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
  