Taitung railway station
Railway station in Taitung City, Taiwan
- Eastern Trunk line (004)
- South-link line (004)
98.2 km from Fangliao
| Preceding station |  Taiwan Railway | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanli towards Badu | Eastern Trunk line | Terminus | ||
| Kangle towards Pingtung | South-link line | |||
Taitung (Chinese: 台東車站; pinyin: Táidōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration. It lies at the junction of the Hualien-Taitung line and the South-link line in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.
History
During the construction work of the back part of Taitung Station in 1980, a historic settlement area was discovered when graveyard containing several thousand slate coffins was unearthed, with some bodies still laid within. Around 20,000 pieces of jade, pottery and stone tools were also found. This had caught the attention of the government to carry out archaeological work and build a national museum to preserve the artifacts. The area officially opened in 1997 as the Beinan Cultural Park.[1]
Structure
There are three island platforms. The station also features solar panels installed on 12 buildings within its parameters which covers an area of 8,652 m2 and an installed generation capacity of 1.51 MW.[2]
Service
- Currently a 1st Grade Station.
- Most trains from Taipei Station terminate at this station whilst some continue on to Zhiben Station on the South-link Line
- The station is equipped with elevators and escalators.
| Year | Ridership |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,760 |
| 1999 | 1,868 |
| 2000 | 2,447 |
| 2001 | 2,897 |
| 2002 | 3,266 |
| 2003 | 2,915 |
| 2004 | 3,223 |
| 2005 | 3,435 |
| 2006 | 3,475 |
| 2007 | 3,483 |
| 2008 | 3,597 |
| 2009 | 3,060 |
| 2010 | 3,595 |
| 2011 | 3,738 |
| 2012 | 4,002 |
| 2013 | 4,258 |
| 2014 | 4,956 |
| 2015 | 5,283 |
| 2016 | 5,253 |
Around the station
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Taitung Station.
- TRA Taitung Station (in Chinese)
- TRA Taitung Station (in English)
