The Taipei Railway Workshop () was the largest
railway workshop
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of
Taiwan Railways Administration
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. For decades it manufactured and maintained thousands of
railway vehicle
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s. The workshop was established in 1935 to replace the original workshop, which had become inadequate. It was the largest railway workshop ever built in Taiwan. The
Governor-General of Taiwan
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recognized its establishment as a celebration of
the Empire of Japan
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's rule of Taiwan for 40 years.
The 16.82-hectare site on Civic Boulevard was the largest and oldest of its kind on the island. It closed in 2012. It was constructed in 1930 and features distinctive structures such as a 168-meter-long train assembly shed.
The operation was transferred to TRA Fugang Vehicle Depot (
Chinese
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: ).
The workshop was recognized as an "official national historic site" in 2015. The government of Taiwan says it is planning to transform the facility into a railway museum.
In popular culture
The Taipei Railway Workshop was featured in the 2013
Jay Chou
Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...
film ''
The Rooftop
The Rooftop may refer to:
* ''The Rooftop'' (album), a 2009 album by Webstar and Jim Jones
* ''The Rooftop'' (film), a 2013 Taiwanese musical film
See also
* Rooftop (disambiguation)
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'' and in the 2014
Luc Besson
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film ''
Lucy
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''.
Gallery
Taipei Railway Workshop 02.jpg, Side view of Workshop access tracks and rolling stock in December 2006.
Taipei Rail Workshop overview 01.jpg, View of the Workshop from Taipei 101.
View_of_Taipei_Railway_Workshop_in_1930s.jpg, View of the Workshop in 1935.
鐵路局台北機廠澡堂_1.jpg, Bathhouse of the Workshop.
Transportation
The Taipei Railway Workshop is accessible within walking distance northeast from
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station of the
Taipei Metro
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.
References
1935 establishments in Taiwan
Executive Yuan
Railway workshops in Taiwan
Defunct railway workshops
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Taiwan
National monuments of Taiwan
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