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Niihari Station

Coordinates: 36°19′41″N 140°02′21″E / 36.3280°N 140.0393°E / 36.3280; 140.0393
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Niihari Station

新治駅
Niihari Station, April 2008
General information
LocationNiihari 2003-3, Chikusei, Ibaraki
(茨城県筑西市新治2003-3)
Japan
Operated byJR East
Line(s)Mito Line
History
Opened1895
Passengers
FY2014600 daily

Niihari Station (新治駅, Niihari-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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

Niihari Station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Mito Line for Tomobe and Mito
2, 3  Mito Line for Shimodate and Oyama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mito Line
Shimodate - Yamato

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.

Surrounding area

  • former Kyowa Town Hall
  • Kyowa Post Office

36°19′41″N 140°02′21″E / 36.3280°N 140.0393°E / 36.3280; 140.0393