title: Niimura Station
text: # Niimura Station
  
  Niimura Station (新村駅, Niimura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Alpico Kōtsū.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Niimura Station is a station on the Kamikōchi Line and is 6.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has one ground-level island platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kamikōchi Line | for Hata, Shinshimashima |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kamikōchi Line | for Shinano-Arai and Matsumoto |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kamikōchi Line |||||
  | Kitanii-Matsumotodaigakumae | | Local | | Samizo |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 2 October 1921. A new station building was completed in March 2012.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 142 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 158
  