Zhunan (Chinese: 竹南; pinyin: Zhúnán) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It lies at the northern junction of the Mountain and Coast lines of the West Coast line.
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| Traditional Chinese | 竹南 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 166 Zhongshan Rd, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°41′11″N 120°52′51″E / 24.6865°N 120.8807°E | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 125.4 km to Keelung[1] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | A32 (statistical) | |||||||||||||||
| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 August 1902[3][4] | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 15 August 2009[4] | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 24 February 1978[5] | |||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 5.840 million per year[6]  1.78% | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 23 out of 228 | |||||||||||||||
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Overview
editThe station has three island platforms. Although it is a first-class station, the Taroko Express, a variant of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express which passes through the Taichung line (Mountain line), does not stop at this station.
History
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- 1902-08-10: The station first opened for service as Chūkō-eki (Japanese: 中港驛).[4] It was a wooden station building.
- 1903-05-25: The section to Byōritsu opened for service.
- 1920-10-01: The station name was changed to "Chikunan Station".
- Due to its location on the Coastal line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station.
- 1931-03-01: The section between Taipei and Chikunan becomes double-tracked.
- 1935-11-06: Due to the earthquake on 1935-04-24, the station is reconstructed as a concrete building.
- 1943-04: The new southern station building is constructed.
- 1949-09: The new northern station building is constructed.
- 1995-05-22: As part of the double-tracking construction for the Mountain line, the station structure is demolished.
- 1997-01-01: The new station opens for service.
- 2001: The southern station building is demolished and relocated to Jiji.
- 2007-11: The northern part of the new station is completed.
- 2009-01: The southern part of the new station is completed.
- 2009-08-15: The entire station is completed and begins service.[4]
- 2011-02-26: Due to the celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the station sets a single-day record of 160,000 passengers.
Station layout
edit| Platform 1A | ← (Tanwen) Coastal line Southbound (originating) toward Shalu, Dajia | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1B | Passing Track toward Taipei, Taitung (Qiding)→ | |
| Platform 2A | ← (Zaoqiao) Mountain line toward Miaoli, Kaohsiung | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2B | ← (Tanwen) Coastal line toward Houlong, Pingtung | |
| Platform 3A | Northbound Track toward Keelung, Hsinchu (Qiding)→ | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 3B | ←(Zaoqiao) Mountain line Southbound toward Taichung, Changhua | |
Around the station
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 51. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Zhunan Station.
- Zhunan Station (English)