Ginzan Station
# Ginzan Station

Ginzan Station (銀山駅, Ginzan-eki) is a railway station in Niki, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by JR Hokkaido and has the station number "S21".

## Lines

Ginzan Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line and is 213.4 km from the start of the line at Hakodate.

## Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a rail crossing.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Kutchan and Oshamambe |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Hakodate Main Line | for Otaru and Sapporo |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hakodate Main Line |||||
| Kozawa | Kozawa | Rapid | Shikaribetsu | Shikaribetsu |
| Kozawa | Kozawa | Local | Shikaribetsu | Shikaribetsu |

## History

The private Hokkaido Railway opened Ginzan Station on 29 January 1905 as an added station on a track which had been established between Hakodate and Otaru. After the Hokkaido Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909 the station became part of the Hakodate Main Line. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. From 1 October 2007, station numbering was introduced on JR Hokkaido lines, with Ginzan Station becoming "S21".

