Zhunan () 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 n ...

, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It lies at the northern junction of the Mountain and Coast lines of the West Coast line.

Overview

The station has three

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s. Although it is a first-class station, the '' Taroko Express'', a variant of the ''

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'' which passes through the

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(Mountain line), does not stop at this station.

History

*1902-08-10: The station first opened for service as . It was a wooden station building. *1903-05-25: The section to Byōritsu opened for service. *1920-10-01: The station name was changed to "Chikunan Station". *Due to its location on the Coastal line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station. *1931-03-01: The section between and Chikunan becomes double-tracked. *1935-11-06: Due to the earthquake on 1935-04-24, the station is reconstructed as a concrete building. *1943-04: The new southern station building is constructed. *1949-09: The new northern station building is constructed. *1995-05-22: As part of the double-tracking construction for the Mountain line, the station structure is demolished. *1997-01-01: The new station opens for service. *2001: The southern station building is demolished and relocated to Jiji. *2007-11: The northern part of the new station is completed. *2009-01: The southern part of the new station is completed. *2009-08-15: The entire station is completed and begins service. *2011-02-26: Due to the celebration of the

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, the station sets a single-day record of 160,000 passengers.

Station layout

Around the station

* Asia-Pacific Institute of Creativity * Zhonggang Cihyu Temple

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