Ginzan Station

Ginzan Station

銀山駅
Ginzan Station in September 2018
General information
LocationNiki, Hokkaido, Hokkaido
Japan
Coordinates43°02′25″N 140°42′55″E / 43.0404°N 140.7153°E / 43.0404; 140.7153
Operator JR Hokkaido
Line■ Hakodate Main Line
Distance213.4 km from Hakodate
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeS21
History
OpenedJanuary 29, 1905 (1905-01-29)
Location

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".

References

  1. ↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 812. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 240. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ↑ 駅番号表示(駅ナンバリング)を実施します [Station number to be introduced] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Hokkaido Railway Company. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2015.