Pingtung () is a railway station in
Pingtung County, Taiwan served by
Taiwan Railways.
Overview
![屏東停車場](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/%E5%B1%8F%E6%9D%B1%E5%81%9C%E8%BB%8A%E5%A0%B4.jpg)
The station has two
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 ...
. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015.
History
*20 December 1913: The station opened as .
*1 October 1920: Because the location was east of
Mount Banping
Mount Banping () is a mountain in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Name
The name ''Banping'' means half screen, named so because of the mountain steep side resembles a painted screen.
History
During the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, the mo ...
, the area and station became known as .
*5 October 1962: Station rebuilt.
*23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks.
Platform layout
Station Layout
Around the station
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National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus
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Pingtung Art Museum
The Pingtung Art Museum () is an art museum in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the building which houses the museum was completed in October 1953 and housed the Pingtung City Government. In July 2005, the cit ...
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Pingtung County Government
The Pingtung County Government () is the local government of Pingtung County, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pa ...
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Pingtung County Council
Pingtung County Council () is the county council of Pingtung County, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 55 councillors, all recently elected in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Being the largest county council in terms of seats, ...
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Pingtung Performing Arts Center
The Pingtung Performing Arts Center () is a performance center in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The performing arts center is Southern Taiwan’s first county/city-level concert hall with a pipe organ. Built by the Alexander Schuke Po ...
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Pingtung Tutorial Academy
The Pingtung Tutorial Academy () is a former tutorial academy in Taiping Village, Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
The tutorial academy was built in 1815 during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan by Hsiadanshui County Deputy Govern ...
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Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial
The Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial () is a memorial in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
The memorial was constructed in 1929 by the Zhen clan family members who moved to Taiwan from Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty in the 18th cent ...
* Pingtung Night Market
* Tangrong Elementary School
* Zhongzheng Elementary School
* Bus transfer stations
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 ...
References
External links
TRA Pingtung StationTRA Pingtung Station
{{Pingtung line navbox
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Pingtung County
Railway stations opened in 1913
1913 establishments in Taiwan