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		Rapid	Shikaribetsu
Kozawa		Local	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".