Taoyuan Station

Taoyuan 桃園
Location	1 Zhongzheng Rd. Taoyuan, Taoyuan City Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration
Line(s)	Western Line (106)
Distance	57.4 km from Keelung
Platforms	1 Island platform, 2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Other information
Station code	106
Classification	一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	October 30, 1893
Traffic
Passengers	63,619 daily (2014)[1]

Taoyuan Station (Chinese: 桃園車站; pinyin: Táoyuán Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line, located in Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is also the terminal station of the Linkou Branch Line, and is planned to be a junction station on the future Taoyuan MRT. Because of the massive amount of commuters to and from Taipei, the station is the second biggest station in terms of passenger volume (more than 60,000 a day as of 2014), ranking only behind Taipei Station.

Structure

There are one island platform and two side platforms. The side platform of Linkou Line is outside the station owing to free service. The station is undergoing a massive construction as of 2015. Two elevated island platforms will be built to replace the existing platforms. The tracks for two Taoyuan MRT underground lines are also being built. Because of the construction, the station is temporarily relocated until 2020, when the new platforms and tracks are expected to complete.

Service

All classes of trains stop at the station. Easycard usage for trains along Western Line, Yilan Line, and Pingtung Line is also available at this station.

History

The station began to operate in 1893. In 1905 a new wooden terminal was built to replace the existing terminal. The terminal went through another major renovation in 1962, and was used until 2015, when the construction of new platforms begin.

Around the station

• Chinese Furniture Museum
• Taoyuan Arts Center

Gallery

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See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

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

External links

• TRA Taoyuan Station (Chinese)
• TRA Taoyuan Station (English)

Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Yingge toward Keelung		Western Line		Neili toward Kaohsiung
Terminus		Linkou Line		Taoyuan Senior High School toward Linkou

Coordinates: 24°59′22.32″N 121°18′48.06″E / 24.9895333°N 121.3133500°E