Baifu () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
on 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 ...
West Coast line located in
Qidu District
Qidu District or Cidu District () is a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan. It borders New Taipei to the west.
History
During the period of Japanese rule, included modern day Qidu and Nuannuan districts and was governed under of Taih ...
,
Keelung City
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The station was built as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type railroad. The construction of the station was started on 23 June 2005 and was opened for public use on 8 May 2007. The station is mostly used by commuters traveling to and from
Keelung and
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
, and the only trains that stop here are the local trains.
File:Station hall of TRA Baifu Station 20161031.jpg, alt=Station hall of Baifu station, Station hall of Baifu station
File:Platform 1, TRA Baifu Station 20100426.jpg, alt=Platform 1 of Baifu station, Platform 1 of Baifu station
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 Baifu StationTaiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Keelung
2007 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations opened in 2007
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