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).

Niihari Station

新治駅
Niihari Station, April 2008
General information
LocationNiihari 2003-3, Chikusei-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309-1106
Japan
Coordinates36°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
Distance22.3 km from Oyama
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 September 1895
Passengers
FY2019581 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shimodate
towards Oyama
Mito Line Yamato
towards Mito
Location
Niihari Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Niihari Station
Niihari Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Niihari Station is located in Japan
Niihari Station
Niihari Station
Niihari Station (Japan)

Lines

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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

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

Platforms

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

History

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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

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

Surrounding area

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  • former Kyowa Town Hall
  • Kyowa Post Office

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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