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Fengyuan railway station

Fengyuan railway station

Railway station located in Taichung, Taiwan

Fengyuan (Chinese: 豐原; pinyin: Fēngyuán) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line and a current terminus for local trains that specifically travel via Taichung railway station,Xinwuri railway station,Taichung Port railway station and Zhunan railway station connecting Taichung line and Coast Line.

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Fengyuan Station
Fengyuan Station

Overview

The 1960 station opened with two island platforms. In 2016 it was converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.

As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.

History

  • 1905-05-15: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
  • 1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
  • 1959-01-12: The TRA Dongshi line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
  • November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
  • 1991-09-01: The TRA Dongshi line ceases service.
  • 2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.

Platform layout

1 1A ■ West Coast line (northbound) Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, originating) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
2 1B ■ West Coast line (northbound) Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line) Toward Suao, Hualien
3 2A ■ West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, northbound) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
4 2B ■ West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ South-link line (southbound, originating) Toward Fangliao, Taitung

Around the station

See also

References

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    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 1 September 2018.
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    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.
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    臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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    臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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