Fengyuan Station
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Fengyuan Station
豐原車站
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| Fengyuan Station | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Taichung |
| District(s) | Fengyuan |
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| Type | At-Grade |
| History | |
| Opened | May 15, 1905 |
| Former name | 葫蘆墩駅, 豊原駅 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | ■ Western Line (144/T10) |
| Daily Ridership | 14,490 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄈㄥ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) |
17.1 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. |
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Fengyuan Station (豐原車站) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Fengyuan, Taichung, Taiwan. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi Line.
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[edit] Overview
The current station is a temporary station, which originally opened with two island platforms. However, with construction of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station has been converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.
As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is planned to be converted into an elevated station with two island platforms.
[edit] History
- May 15, 1905: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
- 1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
- January 12, 1959: The TRA Dongshi Line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
- November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
- September 1, 1991: The TRA Dongshi Line ceases service.
- February 25, 2008: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.
[edit] Platform layout
| 1 | 1A | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung |
| ■ Western Line (Southbound, originating) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi | ||
| ■ Western Line (Coastal Line, originating) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
| 2 | 1B | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung |
| ■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line) | Toward Suao, Hualien | ||
| 3 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| ■ Western Line (Coastal Line, Northbound) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
| 4 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi |
| ■ Western Line (Southbound, originating) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi | ||
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound, originating) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
[edit] Around the station
- Taichung City Government Yangming Building
- National Feng Yuan Commercial High School
- Zhongzheng Rd.
- Sanmin Rd.
- Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple
- Miaodong Night Market
- Feng Yuan Junior High School
- Taichung Police Department, Fengyuan Branch
[edit] Nearby stations
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung
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Western Line |
toward Kaohsiung
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[edit] References
- ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. http://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/intro/file/99Year/pdf/t11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 24°15′15.8″N 120°43′24.4″E / 24.254389°N 120.723444°E
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