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 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 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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