Changhua Station

Changhua
彰化
Taiwan Railways Administration
Location Changhua City, Changhua County
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 210.9 km from Keelung
90.2 km from Zhunan
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type At-Grade
Other information
Classification 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened March 26, 1905
Previous names 彰化驛 (Japanese)
Traffic
Passengers 29,090 daily (2014)[1]

Changhua Station (Chinese: 彰化車站; pinyin: Zhānghuà Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is located at the southern junction of the Mountain Line and Coast Line, where the line continues onto the southern section of the Western Line.

Overview

Changhua Station when it first opened in 1905.
A TRA EMU700 train approaches the station.
Changhua roundhouse at Changhua, Taiwan, built in 1922, still remain in use now.

The station has two island platforms and one side platform. Currently, there is an overpass at the south side of the station to access the back station platforms. A cross-platform station is currently under construction on the north side.

The station is a planned stop on the Taichung Metro Red Line, currently under construction.

History

Platform layout

1 1 Western Line (Southbound) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
South-Link Line (Southbound) Toward Taitung
Jiji Line (Southbound) Toward Jiji, Checheng
2 2B Western Line (Northbound, through traffic) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
Western Line (Southbound, through traffic) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
Western Line (Northbound departure for Coastal Line) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
3 3A Western Line (Northbound) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
Eastern Line (Southbound cross-line) Toward Suao, Hualien, Taitung
4 3B Western Line (Northbound) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
Western Line (Northbound departure) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
Western Line (Southbound Departure) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung

Around the station

Nearby stations

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
Western Line
Mountain Line/Taichung Line
toward Kaohsiung
toward Keelung
Western Line
Coastal Line

See also

References

  1. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

External links

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Coordinates: 24°04′53.4″N 120°32′18.0″E / 24.081500°N 120.538333°E / 24.081500; 120.538333


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