Qidu railway station

Qidu
七堵
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Qidu
Traditional Chinese 七堵
General information
Location 2-1 Dongxin St
Qidu District, Keelung
Taiwan
Coordinates 25°05′35″N 121°42′50″E / 25.0931°N 121.7140°E / 25.0931; 121.7140Coordinates: 25°05′35″N 121°42′50″E / 25.0931°N 121.7140°E / 25.0931; 121.7140
Line(s)
  West Coast line
Distance 6.0 km to Keelung[1]
Connections Local bus
Construction
Structure type Ground level
Other information
Website www.railway.gov.tw/cidu (in Chinese)
History
Opened 1891-10-20[2][3]
Rebuilt 2013-10-25[4]
Key dates
1973-04 Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 4.333 million per year[5]
Rank 30 out of 228
Services

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Badu
towards Keelung
 West Coast line Baifu
towards Kaohsiung
Location
Qidu
Location within Taiwan

Qidu (Chinese: 七堵; pinyin: Qīdǔ) is a railway station in Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

History

The station was opened in 1891, during Qing rule. It serves the area of Qidu, a fast-growing district in Keelung. It is now the origin station for most of the southbound trains on the West Coast line, after the new station was completed in 2007.

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 1 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. ↑ "桃園縣縣定古蹟龜崙嶺鐵道橋遺構調查研究暨修復計畫". Department of Cultural Affairs (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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