Taoyuan () is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by

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 ...

. The station was the second busiest station in 2020 in terms of passenger volume, behind

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 ...

. The

Taoyuan MRT The Taoyuan Metro (formerly Taoyuan Rail Transit and officially Taoyuan Mass Rapid Transit System) is a rapid transit system serving Taoyuan City in Taiwan. The most recently proposed network includes 11 lines and extensions, of which 2 are now ...

is planned to be extended to Taoyuan.

Structure

There is one

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and two

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 platform ...

s. The side platform of Linkou line is outside the station owing to free service. The station is undergoing a massive construction as of 2015. Two elevated island platforms will be built to replace the existing platforms. The tracks for two

underground lines are also being built. Because of the construction, the station is temporarily relocated until 2020, when the new platforms and tracks are expected to be completed.

Service

All classes of trains stop at the station with the exception of one daily Puyuma service.

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usage for trains along West Coast line,

Yilan line The Yilan Line () is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km. History This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. ...

, and

Pingtung line The Pingtung Line () is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration West Coast line in Taiwan. It is long, of which is double track. The section between Nanzhou and Linbian railway stations will be upgraded from a single-track railway ...

are also available at this station.

History

The station began to operate in 1893 during the late Qing rule. In 1905, during Japanese rule, a new wooden terminal was built to replace the existing terminal. It was the terminal station of the

Linkou line The Linkou Line () was a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It was located in Taoyuan County and New Taipei City. The Linkou line was suspended for operation in December 2012. History The railroad was ori ...

. Post World War II, the terminal went through another major renovation in 1962, and was used until 2015, when the construction of new platforms began.

Around the station

* Hutou Mountain Park * Chaoyang Forest Park * Sanmin Sports Park * Yangming Sports Park * Taoyuan Night Market * Taoyuan City Stadium * Taoyuan Confucian Temple * Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store * FE21 Department Store * Tonlin PlazaTonlin Plaza
/ref> * Taoyuan Main Bus Station

Gallery

File:桃園驛.jpg, The original station building (circa 1945) File:TRA DRC1030 at Taoyuan Station 20070622.jpg, Linkou line platform File:TRA Taoyuan Station and Front Rotary.jpg, File:TRA Taoyuan Station North Section Birdview.jpg,

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