Zhuifen railway station

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Zhuifen (Chinese: 追分車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuīfēn chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhueifen Chejhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Western Trunk line located in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

Zhuifen Station

追分車站
Taiwan Railways Administration
Train station
General information
LocationDadu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E / 24.120278°N 120.570806°E / 24.120278; 120.570806
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
Construction
Structure typeWooden
History
Opened11 October 1922 (1922-10-11)[1]
Passengers
856 daily (2014)[2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Dadu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Changhua
towards Pingtung
Terminus Chenggong
via Chengzhui line
Zhuifen station platform

Train tickets from Zhuifen station to Chenggong station via the Chengzhui line are considered auspicious among students for having the double meaning of "success in getting a good grade." If pronounced slightly differently, it could also mean "success in getting married."[3]

The passengers was need to crossing the railway tracks under instruction by railway staffs to the platforms prior to a underpass builts at end of 2022

History edit

The station was opened on 11 October 1922.[1]

Structure edit

  • There are two island platforms at Zhuifen Station
  • This is a wooden station. and it is now one of the city's historical sites.

Service edit

Zhuifen Station that only serviced by Local Trains (區間車).

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 61. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "祈求會考追分成功 大肚懷舊小旅行 | 旅遊 | 新頭殼 Newtalk". 新頭殼 Newtalk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2018.