Qiaotou Station
Ciaotou Station/Qiaotou Station 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站 | |
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| TRA Qiaotou Station | |
| Location | |
| City | Kaohsiung |
| District(s) | Qiaotou |
| Info | |
| Type | Elevated/At-Grade |
| Platforms | 2 island platforms 1 side platform |
| Accessible |  |
| History | |
| Opened | TRA: May 15, 1901 MRT: March 9, 2008 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Red Line (R23) Western Line (181) |
| Daily Ridership | MRT: 6,490 (Jan. 2011)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 三等站 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄑㄠ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) | 382.0 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 桥头火车站/桥头车站 | ||||||||||
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Qiaotou Station (Chinese: 橋頭車站; pinyin: Qiáotóu Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.
Station overview
A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.
This three-level station is serves the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. TRA services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.
Station layout
| 3F | Platform 1 | ← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery) |
| Platform 2 | → KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Terminus) → | |
| 2F | ||
| Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near Exit 2) | |
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| Platform 1 | → TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei (Gangshan) → | |
| Platform 2A | ← TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi) | |
| Platform 2B | ← TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi) | |
Exits
- Exit 1: Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (West Exit)
- Exit 2: TRA Qiaotou Station (East Exit)
History
TRA Station
- May 15, 1901 : Opened for service.
KMRT Station
- March 9, 2008 : Red Line between Qiaotou and Xiaogang opened.
Around the station
- Qiaotou Township Office
- Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
- Qiaotou Junior High School
- Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
- Qiaotou Elementary School
- Qiaotou Old Street
- Station Front Retail Building
- Hongren Hospital
- Taiwan Power Company Service Office
- Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)
Nearby stations
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
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| Preceding station | Kaohsiung MRT | Following station | ||
Terminus | Red Line | toward Siaogang |
See also
External links
- TRA Ciaotou Station
- KMRT Ciaotou Station (Chinese)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ciaotou Station. |
- ↑ "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ↑ "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E