Wuquan railway station

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Wuquan (Chinese: 五權車站; pinyin: Wǔquán Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is owned by the Taiwan Railways Administration and is on the Taichung Line. It opened on October 28, 2018. The station is categorized as a B-class local station and is served by local trains only.

Wuquan

五權
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Wuquan railway station platform
General information
LocationSouth, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°07′44.9″N 120°40′02.5″E / 24.129139°N 120.667361°E / 24.129139; 120.667361
Line(s)
Distance195.3 km to Keelung[1]
ConnectionsLocal bus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened2018-10-28
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Taichung
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Daqing
towards Pingtung
Location
Wuquan is located in Taiwan
Wuquan
Wuquan
Location within Taiwan
Wuquan station
Traditional Chinese五權車站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinwǔquán chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Station platform

The name means "five powers" is derived from nearby Wuquan Road, which references Taiwan's five branches of government.  

Location

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Wuquan station is located at the intersection between Jianguo and Sanmin Roads. It is located near the National Library of Public Information and the Taichung Courthouse.

References

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  1. ^ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.