Keelung Station (Chinese: 基隆車站; pinyin: Jīlóng chēzhàn) is a railway station in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations.
Keelung 基隆  | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 基隆 | ||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 5 Gangxi Street Ren'ai, Keelung Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°07′54″N 121°44′18″E / 25.1316°N 121.7384°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 0.0 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 bay platforms[2] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4[2] | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 0900[2] | ||||||||||
| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 1891[4][5] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 29 June 2015 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[6] | ||||||||||
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| 1899 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| 1908 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| March 1965 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 5.699 million per year[7]  0.15% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 24 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Keelung Location within Taiwan | |||||||||||
Overview edit
The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground).
Platform layout edit
| 1 2 3 4 |
1A 1B 2A 2B |
■ West Coast line (southbound departure) | Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
History edit
- 20 October 1891: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, Chinese: 雞籠火車碼頭) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed.
- 20 October 1893: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
- 30 October 1908: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time.
- April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Haccho was completed.
- 23 January 1967: The fourth-generation station was completed.
- 1968: Station underpass was completed.
- 5 April 1968: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
- 6 June 1985: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
- 8 June 2013: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[8]
- 29 June 2015: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[9] The NT$2.6 billion project included 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station, and the elimination of two level crossings.[10][11] The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.[12]
Around the station edit
- Keelung City Government
- Keelung City Council
- Keelung Civic Plaza
- Keelung City Tourism Center
- Keelung Station Circle
- Keelung Transfer Station
- YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
- Keelung Cultural Center
- Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
- Huzishan Keelung Landmark
- Keelung Night Market
- Renai Market
- Kanziding Fish Market
- Keelung East Coast Shopping Mall (基隆東岸商場)
- Port of Keelung
- Keelung Maritime Plaza
- Keelung Harbor Building
- Border Square (國門廣場)
- West Passenger Terminal
- West coast ports and storage
- Zhong 1st Road Harbor Trail
- Hsieh-ho Power Plant
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "TRA WebSite - tw" 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局_首頁>旅客服務>車站與周邊資訊>基隆. Taiwan Railways Administration. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Footbridge collapses at Keelung train station, one woman injured". The China Post. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Keelung Project". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ 基隆計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "TRA station inaugurated in Keelung". Taiwan Today. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Colorful Exit". Formosa English News. Formosa Television. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links edit
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