Zhunan railway station
Appearance
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Chinese name | ||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 竹南 | |||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 166 Zhongshan Rd, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°41′11″N 120°52′51″E / 24.6865°N 120.8807°E | |||||||||||||||
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Distance | 125.4 km to Keelung[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | A32 (statistical) | |||||||||||||||
Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 August 1902[3][4] | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 15 August 2009[4] | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 24 February 1978[5] | |||||||||||||||
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2017 | 5.840 million per year[6] ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 23 out of 228 | |||||||||||||||
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Zhunan (Chinese: 竹南; pinyin: Zhúnán) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It lies at the northern junction of the Mountain and Coast lines of the West Coast line.
Overview
The station has three island platforms. Although it is a first-class station, the Taroko Express, a variant of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express which passes through the Taichung line (Mountain line), does not stop at this station.
History
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- 1902-08-10: The station first opened for service as Chūkō-eki (Japanese: 中港驛).[4] It was a wooden station building.
- 1903-05-25: The section to Byōritsu opened for service.
- 1920-10-01: The station name was changed to "Chikunan Station".
- Due to its location on the Coastal line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station.
- 1931-03-01: The section between Taipei and Chikunan becomes double-tracked.
- 1935-11-06: Due to the earthquake on 1935-04-24, the station is reconstructed as a concrete building.
- 1943-04: The new southern station building is constructed.
- 1949-09: The new northern station building is constructed.
- 1995-05-22: As part of the double-tracking construction for the Mountain line, the station structure is demolished.
- 1997-01-01: The new station opens for service.
- 2001: The southern station building is demolished and relocated to Jiji.
- 2007-11: The northern part of the new station is completed.
- 2009-01: The southern part of the new station is completed.
- 2009-08-15: The entire station is completed and begins service.[4]
- 2011-02-26: Due to the celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the station sets a single-day record of 160,000 passengers.
Station layout
Platform 1A | ← (Tanwen) Coastal line Southbound (originating) toward Shalu, Dajia | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 1B | Passing Track toward Taipei, Taitung (Qiding)→ | |
Platform 2A | ← (Zaoqiao) Mountain line toward Miaoli, Kaohsiung | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 2B | ← (Tanwen) Coastal line toward Houlong, Pingtung | |
Platform 3A | Northbound Track toward Keelung, Hsinchu (Qiding)→ | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 3B | ←(Zaoqiao) Mountain line Southbound toward Taichung, Changhua |
Around the station
See also
References
- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 51. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
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- Zhunan Station (English)