Fengyuan railway station
Fengyuan (Chinese: 豐原; pinyin: Fēngyuán) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line.
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 豐原 | ||||||||||
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Location | 1-1 Zhongzheng Rd Fengyuan District, Taichung Taiwan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24.2542°N 120.7235°E | ||||||||||
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Distance | 179.1 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Station code | T10 (statistical) | ||||||||||
Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[2] | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1905-05-15[3] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2016-10-16 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 1978-10-20[4] | ||||||||||
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1960-11 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||
Passengers (2017) | 5.974 million per year[5] ![]() | ||||||||||
Rank | 22 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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Fengyuan Station
Fengyuan Station
Overview
The 1960 station opened with two island platforms. In 2016 it was converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.
As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is slated to be replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.
History
- 1905-05-15: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
- 1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
- 1959-01-12: The TRA Dongshi line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
- November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
- 1991-09-01: The TRA Dongshi line ceases service.
- 2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.
Platform layout
1 | 1A | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung |
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi | ||
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, originating) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
2 | 1B | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung |
■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line) | Toward Suao, Hualien | ||
3 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, northbound) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
4 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi |
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) | Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi | ||
■ South-link line (southbound, originating) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
Around the station
- Fengyuan Museum of Lacquer Art
- Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center
- Taiwan Balloons Museum
- Taichung City Government Yangming Building
- National Feng Yuan Commercial High School
- Zhongzheng Rd.
- Sanmin Rd.
- Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple
- Miaodong Night Market
- Feng Yuan Junior High School
- Taichung Police Department, Fengyuan Branch
See also
- List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
- 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
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