Ciaotou station

Ciaotou
Qiaotou

橋頭
Ciaotou; Qiaotou; 橋頭 ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese	桥头火车站/桥头车站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Ciao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4/Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn
General information
Location	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Corporation; Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation;
Line(s)	West Coast line (181); Red line (R23);
Distance	382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 island platforms; 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated/At-Grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railway level)
History
Opened	1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09	Metro added
Passengers
	MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)
Services

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway and metro station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railway (TR) and Kaohsiung MRT; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

This three-level station serves the Taiwan Railway and Kaohsiung MRT. TR services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.^[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

History

TR Station

1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

Qiaotou Township Office
Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
Qiaotou Junior High School
- Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
Qiaotou Elementary School
Qiaotou Old Street
Station Front Retail Building
Hongren Hospital
Taiwan Power Company Service Office
Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

References

^ "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

External links

TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)

[kmrtridership-1] "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

[2] "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

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