Ciaotou_Station_(Kaohsiung_Metro)

Ciaotou Station (Kaohsiung Metro)

Ciaotou Station (Kaohsiung Metro)

Metro station of the Kaohsiung MRT

For the station in Shenzhen, see Qiaotou station (Shenzhen Metro).

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.
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This three-level station 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.

History

TRA Station

  • 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

  • 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang 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)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. [2]
    "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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