Yingge () is a railway station in

Yingge District Yingge District () is a district located on the Dahan River in southwestern New Taipei City in northern Taiwan. It is famous for the production of porcelain and an abundance of art studios and shops. Name On the northern side of Yingge lies a f ...

New Taipei New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest s ...

, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The station has two

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 ...

s and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts

EasyCard The EasyCard is a contactless smartcard system operated by the EasyCard Corporation, which was previously named the "Taipei Smart Card Corporation", for payment on the Taipei Metro (also known as "''Taipei MRT''", or "Taipei Rapid Transit Syst ...

or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to (29 stations). The station is expected to be a transfer station with the

New Taipei Metro New Taipei Metro () is a transit system serving New Taipei, Taiwan, operated by . The Danhai light rail is under operation, while the Ankeng light rail and the Sanying line under construction. There are many other lines in various stages of pl ...

's Sanying line in 2023. This will also be the only station on Sanying line that can transfer to Taiwan Railways.

History

*25 August 1901: The station opens for service. *24 January 2003: The new station building located over the tracks opens for service. *1 August 2008: The use of

starts at this station. *December 2023: Sanying line expected to open for service.

Around the station

Night Markets and Old Streets * Yingge Nanyang Night Market (600m to the west) * Yingge Historic Ceramics Street (700m to the southwest) * Yingge Old Street (1km to the southwest) * Ying Ge Guanguang Night Market (1.8km to the west) *

Sanxia Old Street The Sanxia Old Street () is centered on Minquan Street in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History A renovation work was carried out starting in 2004 and completed in 2007 to restore the buildings along the street to their early 20th centur ...

(3.5km to the southeast) Museums * New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum (700m to the southwest) *

New Taipei City Hakka Museum The New Taipei City Hakka Museum () is a museum about the Hakka people in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum was originally established as Taipei County Hakka Museum, but it was later renamed as New Taipei City Hakka Museum ...

(2.2km to the southeast) * Sanxia History Museum (3.4km to the southeast) Parks and Rivers *

Dahan River The Dahan River (, also spelled Tahan) is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River. T ...

* Sanying Art Village (750m to the southeast) * Sanying Ceramics Riverside Park (1.2km to the southeast) ** Sanying Bicycle Rental (650m to the southeast) Universities *

National Taipei University National Taipei University (NTPU; ), founded in 1949, is a national university in Taiwan which specializes in law, business, humanities, and social sciences. Before 2000, the university was named the College of Law and Business, National Chung ...

(2.8km to the southeast) *

National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As ...

(7.1km to the southwest) Historical Sites * Old Yingge Station Government Offices * Yingge District Office (200m to the northwest)

References

External links

TRA Yingge Station
1901 establishments in Taiwan Railway stations in New Taipei Railway stations opened in 1901 Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration {{Taiwan-railstation-stub

Overview

History

Around the station

See also

References

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