Fengyuan railway station
Fengyuan 豐原  | |
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.jpg) Fengyuan Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Fengyuan, Taichung Taiwan |
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| Distance | 179.1 km from Keelung |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-Grade |
| Other information | |
| Classification | 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) |
| History | |
| Opened | May 15, 1905 |
| Previous names | 葫蘆墩駅, 豊原駅 |
| Passengers | |
| 14,613 daily (2023) [1] | |
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Fengyuan Station (Chinese: 豐原車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Fēngyuán Chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Fongyuán Chejhàn) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Taichung Line located in Fengyuan District, Taichung, Taiwan. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi Line.
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 slated to be replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.
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.
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 |
Around the station
- Fengyuan Museum of Lacquer Art
- Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center
- Taiwan Balloons Museum
- 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
Nearby stations
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railways Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Template:TRA stations | Template:TRA lines Mountain Line | toward Template:TRA stations |
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.
External links
24°15′15.8″N 120°43′24.4″E / 24.254389°N 120.723444°E
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