Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway and metro station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railway (TR) and Kaohsiung MRT; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.
Ciaotou Qiaotou 橋頭  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 桥头火车站/桥头车站 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 382.0 km from Keelung | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated/At-Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | 三等站 (Taiwan Railway level) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1901-05-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2008-03-09 | Metro added | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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This three-level station serves the Taiwan Railway and Kaohsiung MRT. TR 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.
History
editTR Station
edit- 1901-05-15: Opened for service.
KMRT Station
edit- 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.
Around the station
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Qiaotou Station.
- TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
- KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)