Pingtung () is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

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

* National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus *

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

References

External links

TRA Pingtung Station

TRA 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