Sankuaicuo railway station

Sankuaicuo
三塊厝
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Station exterior in 2017
Sankuaicuo
Traditional Chinese 三塊厝
General information
Location Sanmin District, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Coordinates 22°38′20.4″N 120°17′37.7″E / 22.639000°N 120.293806°E / 22.639000; 120.293806Coordinates: 22°38′20.4″N 120°17′37.7″E / 22.639000°N 120.293806°E / 22.639000; 120.293806
Line(s)
  West Coast line
Distance 399.0 km to Keelung[1]
Connections Local bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened 1908-02-01
Rebuilt 2018-10-14
Key dates
1986-09-26 Closed
2018-10-14 Re-opened
Traffic
Passengers (2018) TBA
Rank TBA
Services

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

Sankuaicuo (Chinese: 三塊厝; pinyin: Sānkuàicuò) is a railway station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[2]

History

The southern railway project began near the beginning of Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1908. Sankuaicuo Station, was the first station on the eastern spur of what is now the TRA Western Line, where a temporary station (臨時停車場) opened on February 1 of the same year. It was subsequently replaced by a permanent station building in 1923. During that time, the train station contributed greatly to the local industry but became a third-class station (三等駅) with the opening of the new Takao Station in June 1941.

Sankuaicuo Station was closed to passengers in 1962 due to falling passenger numbers, however goods handling continued at the station until it was finally abandoned on September 26, 1986. The permanent way between Sankuaicuo and Kaohsiung Port Station was removed between July 1990 and November 1995. On September 9, 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government designated the 1923 Sankuaicuo Station building as a historical site.

A new underground Sankuaicuo Station is expected to open in October 14, 2018 as part of the underground relocation of tracks of the southern section of the Taiwan Trunk Line.

Architecture

The station building was built with bricks, cement and mortar. It is covered with washed stone.

Transportation

The station building is accessible within walking distance west of Kaohsiung 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 13 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sankuaicuo Railroad Station". Cultural Heritage Kaohsiung. Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government. 2008.
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