Pingtung railway station
Appearance
(Redirected from Pingdong Station)
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 屏東 | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | 62 Gongyong Rd Pingtung City, Pingtung County Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°40′08″N 120°29′10″E / 22.6689°N 120.4860°E | ||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 420.8 km to Keelung via Taichung[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
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Station code | P05 (statistical) | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 24 December 1913[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 5 October 1962 23 August 2015[4] | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 10 July 1996[5] | ||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Heitō (Japanese: 屏東) | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | 7.387 million per year[6] 1.95% | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 14 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||
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Pingtung (Chinese: 屏東; pinyin: Píngdōng) is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
[edit]The station has two island platforms. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015.
History
[edit]- 20 December 1913: The station opened as Akō Station (Japanese: 阿緱驛).
- 1 October 1920: Because the location was east of Mount Banping, the area and station became known as Heitō (屏東, "Ping-East", hence "Pingtung").
- 5 October 1962: Station rebuilt.
- 23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks.
Platform layout
[edit]1 | 1A | ■ West Coast line (southbound) ■ South-link line (southbound) ■ East Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic) |
Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien |
2 | 1B | ■ West Coast line (southbound) ■ South-link line (southbound) ■ East Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic) |
Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien |
■ West Coast line (northbound departure) | Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Ershui | ||
3 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (northbound departure) ■ East Coast line (southbound through traffic) |
Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung, Su'ao, Hualien |
4 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (northbound departure) |
Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung |
Station Layout
[edit]3F | Platform 1A | ■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien |
Island platform | ||
Platform 1B | ■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien | |
Platform 2A | ■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien | |
Island platform | ||
Platform 2B | ■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien | |
2F | Concourse | Turnstile, Waiting room, Shopping Center, Toilets, Railway Police Bureau |
1F | Lobby | Entrance/Exit Ticket office, Ticket machine, Station Master, Tourism Bureau, Baggage room, Shopping Center, Toilets |
Around the station
[edit]- National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus
- Pingtung Art Museum
- Pingtung County Government
- Pingtung County Council
- Pingtung Performing Arts Center
- Pingtung Tutorial Academy
- Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial
- Pingtung Night Market
- Tangrong Elementary School
- Zhongzheng Elementary School
- Bus transfer stations
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 車站介紹. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ 屏潮計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Pingtung Station.
- TRA Pingtung Station (in Chinese)
- TRA Pingtung Station