Dasi Station
Encyclopedia
The Daxi Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration
(TRA) located at Daxi Borough, Toucheng Town, Yilan County, Taiwan
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Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
(TRA) located at Daxi Borough, Toucheng Town, Yilan County, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
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Structure
- Two side platformSide platformA Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s: Platform 1 is for the clockwise route (順行) surrounding Taiwan IslandTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(going south at this station such as YilanYilan StationThe Yilan Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at Yilan County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration - External links :**...
, Hualien), while Platform 2 for the counterclockwise one (逆行) (going north such as TaipeiTaipeiTaipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, KeelungKeelungKeelung City is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. It borders New Taipei and forms the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with the Taipei and New Taipei. Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport...
). - The two platforms are connected with a footbridgeFootbridgeA footbridge or pedestrian bridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians and in some cases cyclists, animal traffic and horse riders, rather than vehicular traffic. Footbridges complement the landscape and can be used decoratively to visually link two distinct areas or to signal a transaction...
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Service
- Currently, the station is a simple station without any station crew in service.
- Only electric multiple unitElectric multiple unitAn electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s (E.M.U.) stop here.
Nearby landmarks
- Outer Daxi Road (Part of the Northern Seaside Highway, also known as Taiwan Highway Route 2.)
- Inner Daxi Road (The center of http://www.urmap.com/?link=QSaXgV3e6Xyv2BHrYXH0Yu5r2i5IYXbr2XHvTXRrYi5IgiRvgo3v2os02VbvTuRI2. Part of Yilan County Highway Route 1). The road leads to Shuangxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- The Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
- The Honeymoon Bay, Yilan, TaiwanHoneymoon Bay, Yilan, TaiwanHoneymoon Bay is a small bay on the Pacific Ocean, located at the northeast coast of Taiwan. Southeast of the bay is Gueishan Island, famous to Taiwanese people. Recently, this bay became popular among Taiwanese and foreign surfers...
Nearby stations
Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)- Yilan Line
- Dali StationDali StationThe Dali Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at Yilan County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
- Daxi Station - Gueishan StationGueishan StationThe Gueishan Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at Yilan County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
- Dali Station