Yingge Station
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Yingge Station 鶯歌車站 | |
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| Yingge Station front | |
| Location | |
| City | New Taipei |
| District(s) | Yingge |
| Address | Wenhua Rd., No. 68 |
| Info | |
| Type | At-Grade |
| History | |
| Opened | August 25, 1901 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Western Line (105) |
| Daily Ridership | 15,572 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 二等站 |
| Zhuyin Code | 一ㄥ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) | 49.2 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
Yingge Station (Chinese: 鶯歌車站; pinyin: Yīnggē Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Overview
The old station building is currently used as a motorcycle parking facility.
The station has two island platforms and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts EasyCard or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to Hsinchu (29 stations).
History
- August 25, 1901: The station opens for service.
- January 24, 2003: The new station building located over the tracks opens for service.
- August 1, 2008: The use of EasyCard starts at this station.
Around the station
- Dahan River
- Yingge District Office
- Old Yingge Station
- New Taipei City Hakka Museum
- New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
- Sanxia History Museum
- Yingge Old Street
- National Defense University
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung |
Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
External links
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Coordinates: 24°57′15.9″N 121°20′20.95″E / 24.954417°N 121.3391528°E
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