Qiaotou Station

Qiaotou
橋頭
Taiwan Railways Administration
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit

TRA Qiaotou Station
Location Qiaotou, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms 2 island platforms
1 side platform
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated/At-Grade
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Classification 三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened TRA: May 15, 1901
MRT: March 9, 2008
Traffic
Passengers MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Qiaotou Station
Traditional Chinese 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese 桥头火车站/桥头车站

Qiaotou Station (Chinese: 橋頭車站; pinyin: Qiáotóu Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.

Station overview

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.

This three-level station is serves the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. TRA services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

Station layout

3F Platform 1 KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2 KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Terminus)
2F
Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near Exit 2)
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
Side Platform
Platform 1 TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei (Gangshan)
Platform 2A TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)
Island Platform
Platform 2B TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)

Exits

History

TRA Station

KMRT Station

Around the station

Nearby stations

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
Western Line
toward Kaohsiung
Preceding station   Kaohsiung MRT   Following station
Terminus
Red Line
toward Siaogang

See also

External links

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ciaotou Station.
  1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

Coordinates: 22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E / 22.76056; 120.31056


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