Pingtung Station
Pingtung Station 屏東車站 | |
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| Pingtung Station | |
| Location | |
| County | Pingtung |
| City | Pingtung City |
| Info | |
| Type | At-Grade |
| History | |
| Opened | December 20, 1913 |
| Former name | Agou Station (阿緱驛) |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Pingtung Line (190) |
| Daily Ridership | 19,286 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等站 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄆㄥ |
| Mileage (from Kaohsiung) | 21.0 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
Pingtung Station (Chinese: 屏東車站; pinyin: Píngdōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Pingtung Line located in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Overview
Pingtung Station
The station has one side platform and one island platform, as well as a tourism center. The station is planned to be converted into an elevated station. The station is the last station to have electrified rails, but they are planned to be extended to Chaozhou.
History
- December 20, 1913: The station opened as Agou Station (阿緱驛).
- October 1, 1920: Because the location was east of Banping Mountain (半屏山), the area and station became known as "East of Ping" or "Pingtung".
- October 5, 1962: The current station opens for service.
Platform layout
| 1 | 1 | ■ South-Link Line (Southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
| 2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Taipei |
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound through traffic) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
| 3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei |
| ■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi | ||
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
Around the station
- Pingtung County Government
- Pingtung County Council
- National Pingtung University of Education
- Pingtung Art Museum
- Pingtung Night Market
- Tangrong Elementary School
- Zhongzheng Elementary School
- Bus transfer stations
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line | Guilai toward Kaohsiung |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pingtung Station. |
- TRA Pingtung Station (Chinese)
- TRA Pingtung Station (English)
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Coordinates: 22°40′09″N 120°29′07″E / 22.66917°N 120.48528°E