Taichung Station
Taichung Station | |||||||||||
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Central, Taichung Taiwan | ||||||||||
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Distance | 193.3 km from Keelung | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||
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Classification | 特等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 15, 1905 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Taichū-eki (臺中驛), Taichu Station (臺中停車場) | ||||||||||
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Passengers | 51,546 daily (2014)[1] | ||||||||||
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Taichung Station | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺中車站 / 台中車站 | ||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 台中车站 | ||||||||||||||
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Taichung Station (Chinese: 臺中車站; pinyin: Táizhōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan.
History
The station was originally constructed in 1905 and started its operation in 1908. On 16 October 2016, the elevated station was inaugurated in which the ground-level station was shut down. The first train that arrived at the elevated station was at 6:28 a.m. The ceremony was attended by President Tsai Ing-wen and Transportation and Communication Minister Hochen Tan.[2]
Overview
The station has one side platform and one island platform. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule, and is classified as a National Tier 2 Historic Site. The now-defunct Taiwan Sugar Railways''s Zhong-Zhuo Line once stopped at the station. The station will be served by the Taichung Metro Red Line in the future, and more lines are planned.
Platform layout
1 | 1 | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung |
■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line) | Toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung | ||
■Western Line (Southbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Fengyuan, Houli | ||
2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ Western (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung | ||
■ South-Link Line (Southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Southbound, through traffic) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line departure, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei | ||
■ Jiji Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Jiji, Checheng |
Around the Station
- Central District Office
- Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan
- Bus transfer stops
- National Library of Public Information
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung Park
- Chungyo Department Store
- Yizhong Street
- Taroko Mall
- Taichung First Square Mall
- Zhongxiao Night Market
- Taichung Prefecture Hall
Nearby Stations
- Current
Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line Mountain Line | toward Kaohsiung |
- Future
Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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Jingwu (under construction) toward Keelung | Western Line | Wuchuan (under construction) toward Kaohsiung |
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Preceding station | Taichung Metro | Following station | ||
Jingwu (under construction) toward Fengyuan | Red Line | Wuchuan (under construction) toward Xinwuri |
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B8 (planned) toward BA5 (planned) | Blue Line | B10 (planned) Terminus |
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O8 (planned) toward OA4 (planned) | Orange Line | O10 (planned) toward O17 (planned) |
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/10/17/481293/Tsai-says.htm
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Taichung Station. |
- Taichung Station (Chinese)
- Taichung Station (English)
Coordinates: 24°08′13″N 120°41′5″E / 24.13694°N 120.68472°E