Tai'an () is a
railway station on the
Taiwan Railways Administration 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
Houli District,
Taichung,
Taiwan.
The current elevated station is not the first Tai'an Station nor is located at its original site. Due to the re-routing of the West Coast line, the TRA closed the
Tai'an Old Station on the
Former Mountain line
The Former Mountain line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. The name literally means "old Mountain line" (another name for the Taichung line) and can refer to any section of the Taichung line t ...
and keeps it as a tourist and historical facility while transferring the actual transportation service to the new station.
Structure
Tai'an Station is an elevated train station, and the ticket vending machine is placed on the ground floor, and passengers go upstairs to the fifth floor to take the train. There is an elevator for use by those who are physically disabled. An island platform is located between the tracks at the station.
Platform layout
Service
As a minor station, Tai'an Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車). A few times per day a ''Chu-Kuang Express'' (莒光號) or a ''
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 ...
'' (自強號) stops at the station.
Around the station
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Liyutan Dam
The Liyutan Dam () is a dam in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
History
The dam was initially constructed in July 1985 and was opened in November 1992.
Technical specifications
The dam has a total capacity of 126,120,000 m3 and an effe ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
1998 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Taichung
Railway stations opened in 1998
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
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