Taoyuan railway station

Taoyuan
桃園
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Taoyuan
Traditional Chinese 桃園
General information
Location 1 Zhongzheng Rd
Taoyuan District, Taoyuan
Taiwan
Coordinates 24°59′23″N 121°18′53″E / 24.9897°N 121.3146°E / 24.9897; 121.3146Coordinates: 24°59′23″N 121°18′53″E / 24.9897°N 121.3146°E / 24.9897; 121.3146
Line(s)
  West Coast line
Distance 57.4 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure type Ground level
Other information
Website www.railway.gov.tw/taoyuan/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened 1893-11-30[2][3]
Rebuilt 2015-07-26
Electrified 1978-01-09[4]
Previous names
  • Taoziyuan (Chinese: 桃仔園)
  • Momozono (桃園)
Key dates
1905 Rebuilt
1962 Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 20.948 million per year[5]
Rank 2 out of 228
Services

Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Yingge
towards Keelung
 West Coast line Neili
towards Kaohsiung
Location
Taoyuan
Location within Taiwan

Taoyuan (Chinese: 桃園; pinyin: Táoyuán) is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. The station was the second busiest station in 2017 in terms of passenger volume, behind Taipei. The Taoyuan MRT is planned to be extended to Taoyuan.

Structure

There are one island platform and two side platforms. The side platform of Linkou line is outside the station owing to free service. The station is undergoing a massive construction as of 2015. Two elevated island platforms will be built to replace the existing platforms. The tracks for two Taoyuan MRT underground lines are also being built. Because of the construction, the station is temporarily relocated until 2020, when the new platforms and tracks are expected to complete.

Service

All classes of trains stop at the station with the exception of 1 daily Puyuma service. Easycard usage for trains along West Coast line, Yilan line, and Pingtung line is also available at this station.

History

The station began to operate in 1893 during the late Qing rule. In 1905, during Japanese rule, a new wooden terminal was built to replace the existing terminal. It was the terminal station of the Linkou line. Post World War II, the terminal went through another major renovation in 1962, and was used until 2015, when the construction of new platforms begin.

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 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "歷史沿革". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store
  7. ↑ FE21 Department Store
  8. ↑ Tonlin Department Store


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