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Liouguei Bus Station
The Liouguei Bus Station () is a bus station in Liouguei Borough, Liouguei District, Kaohsiung, Liouguei District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The bus station building was originally constructed as a hotel by Heitaro Ikeda during the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule of Taiwan. In July 1934, Ikeda passed away and his daughter and her husband inherited the hotel. After the Retrocession Day, handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the couple were sent back to Japan. Liouguei Agricultural Credit Cooperative soon took over the hotel and leased it in 1946. In 1953, the Kaohsiung Transportation Bus Company took over the lease and purchased the hotel in 1961. The renovated the hotel and transform it into the Liouguei Bus Station. On 8 September 2003, the station was listed as historical building by Kaohsiung City Government, Kaohsiung County Government. Architecture The bus station was designed with Japanese architectural style. References Building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bus Station
A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop. It may be intended as a terminal station for a number of routes, or as a transfer station where the routes continue. Bus station platforms may be assigned to fixed bus lines, or variable in combination with a dynamic passenger information system. The latter requires fewer platforms, but does not supply the passenger the comfort of knowing the platform well in advance and waiting there. Accessible station An accessible station is a public transportation passenger station which provides ready access, is usable and does not have physical barriers that prohibit and/or restrict access by people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |