Fengyuan railway station

	Fengyuan
Traditional Chinese	豐原
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngyuán
Bopomofo	ㄈㄥㄩㄢˊ

Fengyuan
Fengyuan; 豐原
	TRA railway station
	Station exterior
	Fengyuan
Traditional Chinese	豐原
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngyuán
Bopomofo	ㄈㄥㄩㄢˊ
General information
Location	1-1 Zhongzheng Rd; Fengyuan District, Taichung; Taiwan
Coordinates	24°15′15″N 120°43′25″E / 24.2542°N 120.7235°ECoordinates: 24°15′15″N 120°43′25″E / 24.2542°N 120.7235°E
Line(s)	Taichung line
Distance	179.1 km to Keelung[1]
Connections	Local bus; Coach;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/fongyuan/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1905-05-15[2]
Rebuilt	2016-10-16
Electrified	1978-10-20[3]
Key dates
1960-11	Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	5.974 million per year[4]
Rank	21 out of 228
Services
Location
	Fengyuan Location within Taiwan

Fengyuan Station

Fengyuan Station

Fengyuan (Chinese: 豐原; pinyin: Fēngyuán) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line.

Overview

The 1960 station opened with two island platforms. In 2016 it was converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.

As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is slated to be replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.

History

1905-05-15: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
1959-01-12: The TRA Dongshi line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
1991-09-01: The TRA Dongshi line ceases service.
2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.

Platform layout

1	1A	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
		■ West Coast line (southbound, originating)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ West Coast line (Coastal line, originating)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
2	1B	■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line)	Toward Suao, Hualien
3	2A	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
3	2A	■ West Coast line (Coastal line, northbound)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
4	2B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ West Coast line (southbound, originating)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ South-link line (southbound, originating)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung

Around the station

Fengyuan Museum of Lacquer Art
Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center
Taiwan Balloons Museum
Taichung City Government Yangming Building
National Feng Yuan Commercial High School
Zhongzheng Rd.
Sanmin Rd.
Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple
Miaodong Night Market
Feng Yuan Junior High School
Taichung Police Department, Fengyuan Branch

References

↑ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
↑ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

TRA Fengyuan Station (in Chinese)
TRA Fengyuan Station (in English)

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[1] "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

[2] "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[3] "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[4] "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.