Qidu () is a railway station in
Keelung, Taiwan served by the
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
.
History
The station was opened in 1891, during
Qing rule. It serves the area of
Qidu. In
Japanese rule, the station name was pronounced as Shichito in Japanese, then romanisation as Chitu after WWII until 2003. It is now the origin station for most of the southbound trains on the
West Coast line, after the new station was completed in 2007.
Around the station
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(next to the station)
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Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation () is a Taiwanese container shipping company based in Keelung, Taiwan (ROC).
History
The company was founded in 1972 as a shipping line, but has historical links through its merger with the China Merchants ...
headquarter office (300m to the west)
* Qidu Night Market (350m to the northeast)
* Qidu Railway Memorial Park (400m to the northeast)
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 Qidu StationTaiwan Railways Administration
1891 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Keelung
Railway stations opened in 1891
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
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