Qidu Station

Qidu
七堵
Taiwan Railways Administration

Qidu Station
Location 2-1 Dongxin St.
Qidu, Keelung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 6.0 km from Keelung
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type At-Grade
Other information
Classification 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened October 20, 1891 (original)
January 21, 2007 (present building)
Previous names 七堵驛 (Japanese)
Traffic
Passengers 11,971 daily (2014)[1]

Qidu Station (Chinese: 七堵車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Qīdǔ Chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Cidǔ Chejhàn) (formerly Chitu Station until 2003 and Cidu Station from 2003 until 2009) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Qidu District, Keelung City, Taiwan.

History

The station was opened in 1891. It serves the area of Qidu, a fast-growing district in Keelung. It is now the origin station for most of the southbound trains on the Western Line, after the new station was completed in 2007.

Around the station

Nearby stations

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
Western Line
toward Kaohsiung

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: 25°6′29.67″N 121°43′44.1″E / 25.1082417°N 121.728917°E / 25.1082417; 121.728917


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