Qiaotou station

Qiaotou
橋頭
Taiwan Railways Administration
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
TRA Qiaotou station
Location Qiaotou, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms 2 island platforms
1 side platform
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated/At-Grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Classification 三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened 1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09 Metro added
Traffic
Passengers MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Gangshan
towards Keelung
West Coast line Nanzi
towards Kaohsiung
Preceding station Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Following station
Gangshan South
Terminus
Red line Ciaotou Sugar Refinery
towards Siaogang
Qiaotou station
Traditional Chinese 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese 桥头火车站/桥头车站

Qiaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; pinyin: Qiáotóu) is a railway station Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT, where it is transliterated as Ciaotou station.

Station overview

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.

This three-level station is serves the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. TRA services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

Station layout

3F Platform 1 KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2 KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Terminus)
2F
Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near Exit 2)
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
Side Platform
Platform 1 TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei (Gangshan)
Platform 2A TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)
Island Platform
Platform 2B TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)

Exits

  • Exit 1: Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (West Exit)
  • Exit 2: TRA Qiaotou Station (East Exit)

History

TRA Station

  • 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

  • 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Qiaotou and Xiaogang opened.

Around the station

  • Qiaotou Township Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
  • Qiaotou Junior High School
    • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
  • Qiaotou Elementary School
  • Qiaotou Old Street
  • Station Front Retail Building
  • Hongren Hospital
  • Taiwan Power Company Service Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

References

  1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E / 22.76056; 120.31056


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