Keelung Station
Keelung Station 基隆車站 | |
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| Keelung Station | |
| Location | |
| City | Keelung |
| District(s) | Ren'ai |
| Info | |
| Type | At-Grade |
| History | |
| Opened | October 20, 1891 |
| Former name | 雞籠 (Chinese) 基隆驛 (Japanese) |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Western Line (092) |
| Daily Ridership | 15,321 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等站 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄐㄌ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) | 0.0 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 基隆車站 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 基隆车站 | ||||||||||
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Keelung Station (Chinese: 基隆車站; pinyin: Jīlóng Chēzhàn) is a station and the northern terminus of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line in Ren'ai District, Keelung City, Taiwan.
Overview
The station structure is three stories (two aboveground, one underground). It has one side platform and one island platform.
History
- October 20, 1891: When the segment from Keelung to Shuifanjiao opened for service, a station to the north of the current station opened, Keelung Train Pier (雞籠火車碼頭).
- October 20, 1893: The rail line from Keelung to Taipei is completed.
- October 30, 1908: The third-generation station (with clocktower) opens for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung opened at around the same time.
- April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Badu is completed.
- January 23, 1967: The current station (the fourth-generation) is completed.
- 1968: Station underpass is completed.
- April 5, 1968: The Keelung Railway Restaurant is added to the station.
- June 6, 1985: The aforementioned restaurant closes.
- June 8, 2013: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[2]
Platform layout
| 1 3 4 |
1 2A 2B |
■ Western Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| ■ Eastern Line (Southbound departure, through service) | Toward Yilan, Hualien (through Qidu) |
Future development
As part of the "Keelung Station Reconstruction Project" announced by the Executive Yuan in July 2007, Keelung Station will be relocated to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[3] As an urban renewal project, the station will be moved underground. The new station will be equipped with two island platforms and four tracks, and will cost an estimated NT$2.627 billion.The project includes 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station. It is expected to be completed by December 2013, and will eliminate two level crossings.[4]
Around the station
- Keelung City Government
- Keelung City Council
- Keelung City Tourism Center
- Keelung Station Circle
- YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
- Keelung Cultural Center
- Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
- Port of Keelung
- Marina
- Haigang Building
- West coast ports and storage
- Zhongyi Road Harbor Trail
- Hsieh-ho Power Plant
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2013/06/09/380752/Footbridge-collapses.htm
- ↑ "Keelung Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ "基隆計畫". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keelung Station. |
- TRA Keelung Station (Chinese)
- TRA Keelung Station (English)
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Coordinates: 25°7′57″N 121°44′22″E / 25.13250°N 121.73944°E