Zhunan Station
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Zhunan Station
竹南車站
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| Zhunan Station East Building | |
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| County | Miaoli |
| Township | Zhunan |
| Address | Zhonghua Rd., Sec. 1, No. 267 |
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| Type | At-Grade |
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| Opened | October 1, 1920 |
| Former name | 中港驛 |
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| Line(s) | ■ Western Line (118/A32) |
| Daily Ridership | 12,072 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄓㄋ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) |
125.4 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. |
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Zhunan Station (竹南車站), also Jhunan Station, is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Zhunan Miaoli County, Taiwan. It is the junction of the Mountain Line and Sea Line.
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[edit] Overview
The station has three island platforms. Although it is a first-class station, the Taroko Express, a portion of the Tzu-Chiang Express which passes through the Taichung Line (Mountain Line), and the Chu-Kuang Express do not stop at this station.
[edit] History
- August 10, 1902: The station first opened for service as (中港驛). It was a wooden station building.
- May 25, 1903: The section to Miaoli opened for service.
- October 1, 1920: The station name was changed to "Zhunan Station".
- Due to its location on the Coastal Line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station.
- March 1, 1931: The section between Taipei and Zhunan becomes double-tracked.
- November 6, 1935: Due to the earthquake on April 24, 1935, the station is reconstructed as a concrete building.
- April 1943: The new southern station building is constructed.
- September 1949: The new northern station building is constructed.
- May 22, 1995: As part of the double-tracking construction for the Mountain Line, the station structure is demolished.
- January 1, 1997: The new station opens for service.
- 2001: The southern station building is demolished and relocated to Jiji.
- November 2007: The northern part of the new station is completed.
- January 2009: The southern part of the new station is completed.
- August 15, 2009: The entire station is completed and begins service.
- February 26, 2011: Due to the celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the station sets a single-day record of 160,000 passengers.
[edit] Station layout
| Platform 1A | ← (Tanwen) Coastal Line Southbound (originating) toward Shalu, Dajia | |
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| Platform 1B | Passing Track toward Taipei, Taitung (Qiding)→ | |
| Platform 2A | ← (Zaoqiao) Mountain Line toward Miaoli, Kaohsiung | |
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| Platform 2B | ← (Tanwen) Coastal Line toward Houlong, Pingtung | |
| Platform 3A | Northbound Track toward Keelung, Hsinchu (Qiding)→ | |
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| Platform 3B | ←(Zaoqiao) Mountain Line Southbound toward Taichung, Changhua | |
[edit] Nearby stations
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toward Keelung
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Western Line
Mountain Line/Taichung Line
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toward Kaohsiung
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| Western Line
Coastal Line
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toward Kaohsiung
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[edit] See also
[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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: TRA Zhunan Station |
- Zhunan Station (Chinese)
- Zhunan Station (English)
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Coordinates: 24°41′12.30″N 120°52′50.70″E / 24.68675°N 120.88075°E
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