Taichung station () is a railway station in

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Ta ...

, Taiwan served by

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. It is served by all TRA services along the route.

History

The station was originally constructed in 1905 in a wooden building architectural style and started its operation in 1908. In 1917, it was rebuilt as a red brick structure with

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architectural style. On 16 October 2016, the elevated station was inaugurated in which the ground-level station was shut down. The first train that arrived at the elevated station was at 06:28. The ceremony was attended by President

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and Transportation and Communication Minister Hochen Tan.http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/10/17/481293/Tsai-says.htm

Overview

The old station has one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. ...

and 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 ...

. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule, and is classified as a National Tier 2

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. The now-defunct Taiwan Sugar Railways' Zhong-Zhuo line once stopped at the station. The new station layout has one

and two

s, but currently only one side platform and one island platform are used. They have the same numbering as the old station only reversed.

Platform layout

''Jianguo Road'' 台中車站1B月台

''Fuxing Road''

Around the station

Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum The Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum () is the headquarters office of Chang Hwa Bank and museum located in Central District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The building was constructed during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Architecture The bu ...

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* National Library of Public Information * Taichung Confucian Temple * Taichung Park *

Yizhong Street Yizhong Street () is a pedestrian street located in North District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is located between Sanmin Rd. (三民路), Yizhong St.(一中街), Taiping Rd.(太平路), Yucai St.(育才街), Yucai South St.(育才南街) and Yucai No ...

* Central Bookstore *

Taichung Prefectural Hall The Taichung Prefectural Hall () is a former government building in West District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The building was originally constructed in 1913 during the Japanese rule of Taiwan as the Taichu Prefectural Hall () which housed t ...

*Central District Office * * Chungyo Department Store * * *

References

External links

Taichung Station
(Chinese)
Taichung Station
(English) {{Taichung line navbox 1905 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 1905 Rebuilt buildings and structures in Taiwan