Sankeng railway station

Sankeng Station

三坑車站
Taiwan Railway
Train station
General information
LocationRen'ai, Keelung, Taiwan
Coordinates25°07′23″N 121°44′31″E / 25.123081°N 121.742°E / 25.123081; 121.742
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)     Western Trunk line
Platforms1 island
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened3 May 2009 (2009-05-03)[1]
Passengers
2,791 daily (2023) [2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Keelung
Terminus
 Western Trunk line Badu
towards Pingtung

Sankeng (Chinese: 三坑車站; pinyin: Sānkēng Chēzhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Saⁿ-kheⁿ-á Chhia-chām) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Ren'ai District, Keelung City, Taiwan.[3]

History

The station was opened on 3 May 2009, as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type railroad. The only train that stops at this station is the local train.[1]

Platform layout

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

Around the station

  • Keelung Miaokow Night Market (Chinese: 基隆廟口/廟口夜市)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Sankeng Station.

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 33. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Panoramio - Photo of sankeng station 三坑車站". panoramio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.


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