Keelung railway station

Keelung
基隆
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Keelung
Traditional Chinese 基隆
General information
Location 5 Gangxi St
Ren'ai District, Keelung
Taiwan
Coordinates 25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°E / 25.1316; 121.7384Coordinates: 25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°E / 25.1316; 121.7384
Line(s)
  West Coast line
Distance 0.0 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure type Underground
Other information
Website www.railway.gov.tw/keelung/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened 1891-10-20[2][3]
Rebuilt 2015-06-29
Electrified 1978-01-09[4]
Key dates
1899 Rebuilt
1908 Rebuilt
1965-03 Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 5.699 million per year[5]
Rank 24 out of 228
Services

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Terminus West Coast line Sankeng
towards Kaohsiung
Location
Keelung
Location within Taiwan

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

The third-generation Keelung Station, opened in 1908.
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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Footbridge collapses at Keelung train station, one woman injured". The China Post. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Keelung Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  8. ↑ 基隆計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  9. ↑ "TRA station inaugurated in Keelung". Taiwan Today. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Colorful Exit". Formosa English News. Formosa Television. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.


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