Miaoli railway station
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1 Weigong Rd Miaoli, Miaoli County Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°34′12″N 120°49′20″E / 24.5700°N 120.8223°ECoordinates: 24°34′12″N 120°49′20″E / 24.5700°N 120.8223°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 140.6 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903-05-25[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2013-10-25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978-07-18[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1973-04 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2017) | 4.426 million per year[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 29 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miaoli Location within Taiwan |
Miaoli (Chinese: 苗栗; pinyin: Miáolì) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the Taichung line and has facilities for freight/cargo services.
History
- 25 May 1903: The first station, a wooden station, opened for service as Byōritsu-eki (苗栗驛).
- 1930: The station is reconstructed as a brick building.
- 21 April 1935: After the 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake, the station was rebuilt.
- 24 April 1935: The station train depot is reconstructed.
- 1943: The station was destroyed by bombing during the Pacific War.
- August 1955: Due to increased traffic at the station, platform 1 was reconstructed, the elevated walkway was demolished, and a new underground tunnel was constructed.
- November 1975: The third-generation station was reconstructed using reinforced concrete as a two-story station.
- 1978: The second story and the station entrance are reconstructed to include a clock.
- 1997: Due to the construction for double-tracking of the Mountain line, the station is once again reconstructed including the entrance, the platforms, and expansion of the station.
- 11 October 1998: After the completion of the double-tracking project, the station becomes a stop.
- 10 June 1999: The TRA Railroad Museum opens for service.
- 1 November 2006: The Fu-an Underground Passage opens for use.
- 25 June 2008: The Taroko Express begins servicing the station.
- 16 June 2009: The station becomes an origin point for the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express.
- 29 October 2010: The construction for a cross-platform station design begins.
- 22 December 2010: As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Republic of China, the TRA begins running a Miaoli to Hualien service (via the South-link line).
Platform layout
Passenger service
1 | 1 | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Toward Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
2 | (No platform) | ■ Transfer line | Parking/Transfer Track |
3 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Toward Taoyuan, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung |
■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound) | Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Taitung | ||
4 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) | Toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien |
■ West Coast line - Coastal line, (northbound, originating via the Chengzhui line) | Toward Yuanli, Taipei, Hualien, Taitung | ||
■ West Coast line (northbound, originating) | Toward Keelung, Suao, Hualien, Taitung | ||
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) | Toward Changhua, Douliu, Chiayi, Kaohsiung |
Freight service
1 | 1 | ■ West Coast line (Freight) North/southbound |
Toward Taitung, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung |
■ West Coast line (Freight) Cross-line North/southbound |
Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Kaohsiung |
Around the station
- Miaoli County Government
- Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center
- Miaoli Railway Museum
- National United University
- Carrefour Miaoli Branch
- Fengnian St. Night Market
- Cultural Center Night Market
- Station Front Market
- Miaoli Yiming Temple
- Zhongshan Rd. Old Street
- Zhongzheng Rd. Old Street
- Miaoli County Public Library
- Miaoli County Government International Culture Center
See also
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 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
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- Miaoli Station (in Chinese)
- Miaoli Station (in English)
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