Taoyuan Station
Encyclopedia
Taoyuan Station is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration
(TRA) 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.
and two side platform
s. The side platform of Linkou Line is outside the station owing to free service.
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, located in Taoyuan City
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan City is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island. Taoyuan city is the gateway of Taiwan: with the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in vicinity, and is a 30-minute ride to the capital, Taipei....
, 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...
. It is also the terminal station of the Linkou Branch Line
Linkou Line
The Linkou Line is a railway branch line in Taiwan run by the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is located in Taoyuan County and New Taipei City.-History:...
, and is planned to be a junction station on the future Taoyuan MRT.
Structure
There are one island platformIsland 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...
and two side platform
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...
s. The side platform of Linkou Line is outside the station owing to free service.