Keelung railway station

Keelung

基隆
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese基隆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīlóng
Bopomofoㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
General information
Location5 Gangxi Street
Ren'ai, Keelung
Taiwan
Coordinates25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°E / 25.1316; 121.7384
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance0.0 km to Keelung[1]
Platforms2 bay platforms[2]
Tracks4[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code0900[2]
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[3]
History
Opened20 October 1891; 133 years ago (1891-10-20)[4][5]
Rebuilt29 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-06-29)
Electrified9 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-09)[6]
Key dates
1899Rebuilt
1908Rebuilt
March 1965Rebuilt
Passengers
16,603 daily (2023) [7]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Terminus Western Trunk line Sankeng
towards Pingtung
Location
Keelung is located in Taiwan
Keelung
Keelung
Location within Taiwan

Keelung Station (Chinese: 基隆車站; pinyin: Jīlóng chēzhàn) is a railway station in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations.

Overview

The third-generation Keelung Station, opened in 1908.
The fourth-generation Keelung station, January 2007

The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground).

Platform layout

1
2
3
4 		1A
1B
2A
2B 		■ West Coast line (southbound departure) Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung

History

  • 20 October 1891: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, Chinese: 雞籠火車碼頭) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed.
  • 20 October 1893: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
  • 30 October 1908: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time.
  • April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Haccho was completed.
  • 23 January 1967: The fourth-generation station was completed.
  • 1968: Station underpass was completed.
  • 5 April 1968: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
  • 6 June 1985: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
  • 8 June 2013: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[8]
  • 29 June 2015: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[9] The NT$2.6 billion project included 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station, and the elimination of two level crossings.[10][11] The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.[12]

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. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "TRA WebSite - tw" 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局_首頁>旅客服務>車站與周邊資訊>基隆. Taiwan Railways Administration. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  8. ^ "Footbridge collapses at Keelung train station, one woman injured". The China Post. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Keelung Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  10. ^ 基隆計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  11. ^ "TRA station inaugurated in Keelung". Taiwan Today. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Colorful Exit". Formosa English News. Formosa Television. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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