Miaoli () is a railway station in

Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...

, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The station has one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

and one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the

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 ...

and has facilities for freight/cargo services.

History

*25 May 1903: The station was built in the Japanese-era as . *1930: The station is reconstructed as a brick building. *21 April 1935: After the

1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake The 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake occurred with a Richter magnitude of 7.1 (7.0 Mw) in April 1935 with its epicenter in Taichung, Taiwan (then Shinchiku Prefecture). It was the deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history, claimi ...

, the station was rebuilt. *24 April 1935: The station train depot is reconstructed. *1943: The station was destroyed by bombing during the

Pacific War The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast ...

. *August 1955: Due to increased traffic at the station, platform 1 was reconstructed, the elevated walkway was demolished, and a new tunnel was constructed. *November 1975: The third-generation station was reconstructed using reinforced concrete as a two-story station. *1978: The second story and the station entrance are reconstructed to include a clock. *1997: Due to the construction for double-tracking of the Mountain line, the station is once again reconstructed including the entrance, the platforms, and expansion of the station. *11 October 1998: After the completion of the double-tracking project, the station becomes a stop. *10 June 1999: The TRA Railroad Museum opens for service. *1 November 2006: The Fu-an Underground Passage opens for use. *25 June 2008: The ''

Taroko Express The ''Taroko Express'' () is an express train service of the Taiwan Railways Administration, and is part of ''Tze-Chiang'' Limited Express. The name of the service comes from the long Taroko Gorge, which is one of Taiwan's most popular touris ...

'' begins servicing the station. *16 June 2009: The station becomes an origin point for the ''

Tzu-Chiang Limited Express The Tze-Chiang Express, also spelled "Tzu-chiang" or "Ziqiang" () is a type of express train service operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) in Taiwan. Of the five service classes operated by the TRA, the Tze-Chiang trains is the faste ...

''. *29 October 2010: The construction for a cross-platform station design begins. *22 December 2010: As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the

Republic of China 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 northeast ...

, the TRA begins running a Miaoli to service (via the

South-link line The South-link line () is a line of the Taiwan Railways Administration running across the southern tip of the island of Taiwan, connecting the eastern and western coasts. It is 98.2 km long, of which 81.4 km is single-track. The secti ...

Platform layout

Passenger service

Freight service

Around the station

Miaoli County Government The Miaoli County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Miaoli County. History The county government used to be housed in a building next to the current building which is now used as the Miaoli County Ur ...

Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center The Miaoli County Urban Planning Exhibition Center () is a gallery of in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan about the history of Miaoli County. History The building of the center used to be the building for Miaoli County Government before it mo ...

Miaoli Railway Museum The Miaoli Railway Museum () is a railway park in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The museum will open up a new railway park within its vicinity in 2023, which will display several locomotives and railway-related artifacts. It is bu ...

National United University The National United University (NUU; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Lîen-ha̍p Thài-ho̍k'') is a public university in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The school (then a two-year private junior college) started its first semeste ...

* Carrefour Miaoli Branch * Fengnian St. Night Market * Cultural Center Night Market * Station Front Market * Miaoli Yiming Temple * Zhongshan Rd. Old Street * Zhongzheng Rd. Old Street * Miaoli County Public Library * Miaoli County Government International Culture Center

References

External links

Miaoli Station

Miaoli Station
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