Keelung railway station
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5 Gangxi St Ren'ai District, Keelung Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°ECoordinates: 25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°E | ||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 0.0 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1891-10-20[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2015-06-29 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978-01-09[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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1899 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||
1908 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||
1965-03 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017) | 5.699 million per year[5] | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 24 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||
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Keelung (Chinese: 基隆; pinyin: Jīlóng) is a railway station in Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations.
Overview
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The third-generation Keelung Station, opened in 1908.
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The fourth-generation Keelung station, January 2007
The station structure is three stories (two aboveground, one underground). It has one side platform and one island platform.
Platform layout
1 3 4 |
1 2A 2B |
■ West Coast line (southbound departure) | Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ West Coast line (southbound departure) | Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
History
- 1891-10-20: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, Chinese: 雞籠火車碼頭) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed.
- 1893-10-20: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
- 1908-10-30: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time.
- April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Haccho was completed.
- 1967-01-23: The fourth-generation station was completed.
- 1968: Station underpass was completed.
- 1968-04-05: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
- 1985-06-06: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
- 2013-06-08: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[6]
- 2015-06-29: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[7] The NT$2.6 billion project included 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station, and the elimination of two level crossings.[8][9] The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.[10]
Around the station
- Keelung City Government
- Keelung City Council
- Keelung City Tourism Center
- Keelung Station Circle
- YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
- Keelung Cultural Center
- Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
- Port of Keelung
- Keelung Maritime Plaza
- Keelung Harbor Building
- West coast ports and storage
- Zhong 1st Road Harbor Trail
- Hsieh-ho Power Plant
See also
References
- ↑ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Footbridge collapses at Keelung train station, one woman injured". The China Post. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Keelung Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ 基隆計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ "TRA station inaugurated in Keelung". Taiwan Today. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Colorful Exit". Formosa English News. Formosa Television. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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