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Chiayi () is a railway station in
Chiayi Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name i ...
, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways and
Alishan Forest Railway Alishan Forest Railway () is an 86 km network of narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist a ...
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History

The station was firstly constructed in 1896 and opened on 20 April 1902 with service on the West Coast line. The station was a single-story wooden structure with Japanese style with slant roof and rain-shield walls. The rail line connected to the station roughly divides Chiayi City into two regions. The region located in front of the station prospered as the city business district, while the region located behind the station was scarcely developed. Service to the
Alishan Forest Railway Alishan Forest Railway () is an 86 km network of narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist a ...
began in 1912 from the station. The station was renovated in June 1933 to its current structure.


Architecture

The station is located 30 metres above sea level. The at-grade station has one
island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
and one
side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
. It is a steel concrete structure with classical symmetry design, simple gables, geometric totems and streamlined modern design. The platform roofs of the railway station were constructed with the railway tracks.


Around the station

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Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse The Art Site of Chiayi Railway Warehouse () is a historical warehouse in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History In 1999, the Taiwan Provincial Government chose Chiayi City as the place for the Art Network of Railway Warehouse due to its p ...
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Chia-Le-Fu Night Market The Chia-Le-Fu Night Market () is a night market in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History In May 2016, Chiayi City Deputy Mayor Hou Chong-wen promoted the online registration of food sold at the night market in order to raise awareness of ...
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Chiayi Art Museum The Chiayi Art Museum () is an art museum in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally constructed in 1936 as a factory of the Chiayi branch of Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau during the Japanese ...
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Chiayi City Council The Chiayi City Council (CYCC; ) is the elected city council of Chiayi City, Taiwan. The council composes of 24 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. Organization Congress * Speaker * ...
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Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park The Chiayi Cultural and Creative Industries Park () or G9 Creative Park is a multi-purpose park in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The area was originally opened in 1916 as Chiayi Brewery by the Japanese government. In 1922, the b ...
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Chiayi Jen Wu Temple The Chiayi Jen Wu Temple () is a temple dedicated to Baosheng Dadi and located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The temple was constructed in 1677. Materials for the temple building construction were imported from Fujian. Transp ...
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Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles The Museum of Old Taiwan Tiles () is an art museum in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The museum building used to be a timber storage building during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. The museum founder James Hsu and his friends collecte ...
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Renyitan Dam The Renyitan Dam () is a dam in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. History The dam was initially constructed in April 1980 on Renyi Lake and was opened in October 1987. Technical specifications The water intake for the reservoir inside ...
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Taiwan Hinoki Museum The Taiwan Hinoki Museum () is a museum about hinoki trees in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. History The museum building was originally a timber factory. The director then renovated the factory building by adding new elements to create a qu ...
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Wenhua Road Night Market The Wenhua Road Night Market () is a night market in West District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. Architecture The night market stretches along the Wenhua Road for around half a kilometer. The southern section of the road is divided by a central foundat ...


See also

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List of railway stations in Taiwan There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan: The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...


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Chiayi Station
(Chinese)
Chiayi Station
(English) {{Alishan Forest Railway navbox 1902 establishments in Taiwan Alishan Forest Railway stations West District Railway stations opened in 1902 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Chiayi