Qidu railway station

Qidu

七堵
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese七堵
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīdǔ
Bopomofoㄑㄧ ㄉㄨˇ
Wade–GilesC'hi¹tu³
Southern Min
Tâi-lôtshit-tóo
General information
Location2-1 Dongxin St
Qidu District, Keelung
Taiwan
Coordinates25°05′35″N 121°42′50″E / 25.0931°N 121.7140°E / 25.0931; 121.7140
Line(s)
Distance6.0 km to Keelung[1]
ConnectionsLocal bus
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeA03 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
History
Opened20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[3][4]
Rebuilt25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)[5]
Passengers
11,521 daily (2023) [6]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Badu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Baifu
towards Pingtung
Location
Qidu is located in Taiwan
Qidu
Qidu
Location within Taiwan

Qidu (Chinese: 七堵; pinyin: Qīdǔ; Wade–Giles: C'hi¹tu³) is a railway station in Keelung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways Administration.

History

The station was opened in 1891, during Qing rule. It serves the area of Qidu. In Japanese rule, the station name was pronounced as Shichito in Japanese, then romanisation as Chitu after WWII until 2003. It is now the origin station for most of the southbound trains on the West Coast line, after the new station was completed in 2007.

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 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 桃園縣縣定古蹟龜崙嶺鐵道橋遺構調查研究暨修復計畫. Department of Cultural Affairs (in Chinese). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ 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 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.