Taichung Station
Encyclopedia
Taichung Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration
(TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Central District, Taichung City
, Taiwan
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and one island platform
. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule
. The station and tracks within the city are current undergoing elevation to raise the tracks aboveground.
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) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Central District, Taichung City
Taichung
-Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
, 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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Overview
The station has one side platformSide 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...
. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Between 1895 and 1945, Taiwan was a dependency of the Empire of Japan. The expansion into Taiwan was a part of Imperial Japan's general policy of southward expansion during the late 19th century....
. The station and tracks within the city are current undergoing elevation to raise the tracks aboveground.
Platform layout
| 1 | 1 | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu Hsinchu Station Hsinchu Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Neiwan Line located at Hsinchu City, Taiwan.- Service :... , Taoyuan Taoyuan Station Taoyuan Station is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is also the terminal station of the Linkou Branch Line, and is planned to be a junction station on the future Taoyuan MRT.... , Taipei, Keelung Keelung Station Keelung Station is a terminus of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Eastern Line in Keelung City, Taiwan.-Overview:The station structure is three stories... |
| ■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line) | Toward Yilan Yilan Station The 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 Hualien Station Hualien Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration located Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is the terminal station of North-Link Line and the starting station of Hwa-tung Line..- Overview :... , 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 :**... |
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| ■Western Line (Southbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Fengyuan, Houli Houli Station Houli Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located at Taichung, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration... |
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| 2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | Toward Changhua Changhua Station Changhua Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is located at the junction of the Taichung Line and Coastal Line, where the line continues onto the southern section of the Western Line.-Overview:The station... , Tainan Tainan Station Tainan Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in the East District, Tainan City, Taiwan... , 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... , Pingtung Pingtung Station Pingtung Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration Pingtung Line located in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.-Overview:... |
| ■ Western (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung | ||
| ■ 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 |
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| ■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia Dajia Station Dajia Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located at Taichung, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration... , Zhunan, Hsinchu |
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| 3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Southbound, through traffic) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| ■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line departure, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia Dajia Station Dajia Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located at Taichung, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration... , Zhunan, Hsinchu |
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| ■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei | ||
| ■ Jiji Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Jiji, Checheng |
Around the station
- Central District Office
- Taichung Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan
- Bus transfer stops
- National Chung Hsing UniversityNational Chung Hsing UniversityNational Chung Hsing University is a university in Taichung, Republic of China . According to Ministry of Education rankings, it is the best university in central Taiwan.-History:...
- Taichung Park
- Chungyo Department Store
- Yizhong Street Market
- Mode Mall
- Taichung Number One Mall
- Zhongxiao Night Market
External links
- Taichung Station (Chinese)
- Taichung Station (English)