Taoyuan Station

This article is about the TRA Taoyuan Station. For the high-speed rail station, see THSR Taoyuan Station. For the Line 1, Shenzhen Metro station, see Taoyuan Station (Shenzhen).
Taoyuan
桃園
Taiwan Railways Administration
Location 1 Zhongzheng Rd.
Taoyuan, Taoyuan City
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 57.4 km from Keelung
Platforms 1 Island platform, 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type Surface
Other information
Station code 106
Classification 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened October 30, 1893 (original)
July 26, 2015 (temporary station)
Traffic
Passengers 63,619 daily (2014)[1]

Taoyuan Station (Chinese: 桃園車站; pinyin: Táoyuán Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line, located in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is also the terminal station of the Linkou Branch Line, and is planned to be a junction station on the future Taoyuan MRT. Because of the massive amount of commuters to and from Taipei, the station is the second busiest station in terms of passenger volume (more than 60,000 a day as of 2014), ranking only behind Taipei Railway Station.

Structure

There are one island platform and two side platforms. The side platform of Linkou Line is outside the station owing to free service. The station is undergoing a massive construction as of 2015. Two elevated island platforms will be built to replace the existing platforms. The tracks for two Taoyuan MRT underground lines are also being built. Because of the construction, the station is temporarily relocated until 2020, when the new platforms and tracks are expected to complete.

Service

All classes of trains stop at the station. Easycard usage for trains along Western Line, Yilan Line, and Pingtung Line is also available at this station.

History

The station began to operate in 1893 during the late Qing rule. In 1905, during Japanese rule, a new wooden terminal was built to replace the existing terminal. Post World War II, the terminal went through another major renovation in 1962, and was used until 2015, when the construction of new platforms begin.

Around the station

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store
  3. ↑ FE21 Department Store
  4. ↑ Tonlin Department Store
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Coordinates: 24°59′22.32″N 121°18′48.06″E / 24.9895333°N 121.3133500°E / 24.9895333; 121.3133500


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