The Taipei Railway Workshop () was the largest

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. For decades it manufactured and maintained thousands of

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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

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recognized its establishment as a celebration of the Empire of Japan'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: ). 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

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'' and in the 2014

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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

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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 {{Taiwan-rail-transport-stub