Zhuifen railway station
Appearance
Train station | |
General information | |
Location | Dadu, Taichung, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E / 24.120278°N 120.570806°E |
Owned by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Line(s) | West Coast |
Train operators | Taiwan Railways Administration |
History | |
Opened | 11 October 1922 |
Passengers | |
913 daily (2023) [1] |
Zhuifen (Chinese: 追分車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuīfēn chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhueifen Chejhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Template:TRA lineslocated in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Train tickets from Zhuifen station to Chenggong station are popular among students for having the double meaning of "success in getting a good grade." If pronounced slightly differently, it could also mean "success in getting married." [2]
History
The station was opened on 11 October 1922.
Structure
- There are two island platforms at Zhuifen Station
- This is a wooden station. and it is now one of the city's historical sites.
Service
Zhuifen Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車).
Nearby stations
Preceding station | Taiwan Railway | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Western Trunk line | Chenggong via Chengzhui line
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Dadu towards Zhunan
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Western Trunk line (coastal) | Changhua Terminus
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See also
References
- ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "祈求會考追分成功 大肚懷舊小旅行 | 旅遊 | 新頭殼 Newtalk". 新頭殼 Newtalk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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