Fuzhou () 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 pre ...
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
Banqiao District,
New Taipei,
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 first opened in 1932 as a temporary station.
It was closed in 1942, reopened in 1953 but ceased to operate soon afterwards. The new station began to operate on 2 September 2011, as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type railroad. The only train that stops at this station is the local train. The station is located at the outskirts of
Banqiao Banqiao () may refer to:
Taiwan
*Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei
Mainland China
*Banqiao Dam (), dam on the Ru River near Zhumadian, Henan that suffered an infamous failure in 1975
*Banqiao Town (disambiguation)
*Banqiao Township (disambigua ...
, and is mostly used by commuters.
Around the station
Schools and Universities
*
National Taiwan University of Arts
National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA; ) is a university in Banqiao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the oldest and most prestigious art university in Taiwan.
History
National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) was established as the N ...
(450m to the northeast)
*National Overseas Chinese Senior High School (300m to the north)
Parks
*浮洲親民公園 (750m to the south)
*Fuzhou Art Riverside Park (1.4km to the southwest)
See also
*
List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
2011 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in New Taipei
Railway stations opened in 2011
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