Fangliao railway station

Fangliao
枋寮
Taiwan Railways Administration
Location Fangliao Village, No. 18, Chuyun Rd.
Fangliao, Pingtung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 61.3 km from Kaohsiung
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type At-Grade
Other information
Classification 三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened 15 December 1941
Traffic
Passengers 1,912 daily (2014)[1]

Fangliao (Chinese: 枋寮車站; pinyin: Fāngliáo Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration at the junction of the Pingtung line and the South-link line. It is located in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Overview

The station has two island platforms. It is a class three station.

History

  • 15 December 1941: The station opened as a terminal station of the West Coast line.
  • August 1943: The section between Linjian and Fangliao was removed due to war.
  • 16 January 1953: A new station opened.
  • 16 December 1991: The South-link line (which extends from this station) opens with a ceremony at the station.
  • 15 January 1992: The South-link line opens for temporary service.
  • 5 October 1992: The South-link line fully opens for service, thus completing a complete rail network loop around Taiwan.

Around the station

  • Fangliao Township downtown
  • Fangliao F3 Art District
  • Fangliao Township Office
  • Fangliao Fishing Area
  • Pingtung County Police Department, Fangliao Branch
  • Fangliao High School
  • Bus transfer stations

See also

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Donghai
towards Kaohsiung
 Pingtung line Terminus
Terminus South-link line Jialu
towards Taitung

Coordinates: 22°22′06″N 120°35′42″E / 22.36833°N 120.59500°E / 22.36833; 120.59500


  1. ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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