Taiyuan () is an elevated
railway station
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TRA Tra or TRA may refer to:
Biology
* TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus
* Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer
* Tra gene, a transfer gene
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Taichung line
The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan section offsetting to inland mountain area. It has a total length of 85.5 km, all of w ...
located in
Beitun District
Beitun District (; lit: northern camp) is a district in Taichung, Taiwan. Located in the northern part of the city, it is a half mountainous, half urban area. Though Beitun District used to be considered part of the countryside, the new Taiyuan ...
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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 Taiw ...
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Taiwan
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Taiyuan Station was rebuilt with an elevated platform in 2016.
Platform Layout
Service
The
TRA Tra or TRA may refer to:
Biology
* TRA (gene), in humans encodes the protein T-cell receptor alpha locus
* Tra (gene), in ''Drosophila melanogaster'' encodes the protein female-specific protein transformer
* Tra gene, a transfer gene
* Triple rele ...
once operated a restaurant on the second floor at old Taiyuan Station, while Giant Bicycles also operated a store. Both are closed already prior to replaced by the elevated station.
Around the station
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Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology (CTUST; ) is a private university in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History
CTUST was originally established as Chungtai Junior College in 1966. On 1 July 1998, the college was upgraded t ...
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Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum
The Taichung Military Kindred Village Museum () is a museum in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History
The museum building was originally part of the Beitun New Village, which was one of 134 military kindred villages in the city accommodati ...
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Yide Mansion
The Yide Mansion () is a former residence in Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History
In 1925, Lin Mao-yang moved to the current plot of land in which the mansion stands. In 1930, he constructed the mansion during his career peak. In 1950, th ...
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
2002 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Taichung
Railway stations opened in 2002
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
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