Pingtung Station
Encyclopedia
Pingtung Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration
(TRA) Pingtung Line
located in Pingtung City
, Pingtung County
, Taiwan
.
The station has one side platform
and one island platform
, as well as a tourism center. The station is planned to be converted into an elevated station. The station is the last station to have electrified rails, but they are planned to be extended to Chaozhou.
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) Pingtung Line
Pingtung Line
The Pingtung Line is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is 61.3 km long, of which 20.9 km is double track. -History:This railroad was completed in 1941.It is electrified with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Pingtung....
located in Pingtung City
Pingtung City
Pingtung City is the capital of Pingtung County, Taiwan.-Geography:Pingtung is located in Pingtung County, the southernmost county in Taiwan. It is located east of Kaohsiung and Fengshan, and centered between the western coast and the eastern mountain range. The climate is humid and extremely hot...
, Pingtung County
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan. Pingtung County is officially administered as a county of the Republic of China . The oldest national park in Taiwan, Kenting National Park, was established in Pingtung County in 1984...
, 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...
.
Overview
Side platform
A 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...
and one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, as well as a tourism center. The station is planned to be converted into an elevated station. The station is the last station to have electrified rails, but they are planned to be extended to Chaozhou.
History
- December 20, 1913: The station opened as Agou Station (阿緱驛).
- October 1, 1920: Because the location was east of Banping Mountain (半屏山), the area and station became known as "East of Ping" or "Pingtung".
- October 5, 1962: The current station opens for service.
Platform layout
| 1 | 1 | ■ South-Link Line (Southbound) | Toward Fangliao Fangliao Station Fangliao Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration Pingtung Line and South-Link Line located in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.-History:... , Taitung Taitung Station The Taitung Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Hwa-tung Line, South-Link Line located at Taitung City, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :- External links :**... |
| 2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Station Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line... , Tainan Tainan Station Tainan Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in the East District, Tainan City, Taiwan... , Taichung Taichung Station Taichung Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan.-Overview:... , Taipei |
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound through traffic) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
| 3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei |
| ■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Kaohsiung, Tainan Tainan Station Tainan Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in the East District, Tainan City, Taiwan... , Chiayi Chiayi Station Chiayi Station is a railway station located in the Western District, Chiayi City, Taiwan, which serves Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Alishan Forest Railway Main Line .- Overview :... |
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| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
Around the station
- Pingtung Night Market
- Tangrong Elementary School
- Zhongzheng Elementary School
- Bus transfer stations