Zhunan railway station

Zhunan

竹南
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese竹南
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhúnán
Bopomofoㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ
General information
Location166 Zhongshan Rd, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°41′11″N 120°52′51″E / 24.6865°N 120.8807°E / 24.6865; 120.8807
Line(s)
Distance125.4 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeA32 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/jhunan/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened10 August 1902 (1902-08-10)[3][4]
Rebuilt15 August 2009 (2009-08-15)[4]
Electrified24 February 1978 (1978-02-24)[5]
Passengers
20175.840 million per year[6] Increase 1.78%
Rank23 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Qiding
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Zaoqiao
towards Pingtung
Terminus Western Trunk line (coastal) Tanwen
towards Changhua
Location
Zhunan is located in Taiwan
Zhunan
Zhunan
Location within Taiwan
Zhunan Station platform

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.

Overview

The 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

Former Zhunan Station building
  • 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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  6. ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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