Fengyuan

豐原
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese豐原
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFēngyuán
Bopomofoㄈㄥ ㄩㄢˊ
General information
Location1-1 Zhongzheng Rd
Fengyuan District, Taichung
Taiwan
Coordinates24°15′15″N 120°43′25″E / 24.2542°N 120.7235°E / 24.2542; 120.7235
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance179.1 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeT10 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/fongyuan/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened1905-05-15[3]
Rebuilt2016-10-16
Electrified1978-10-20[4]
Key dates
1960-11Rebuilt
Passengers
20175.974 million per year[5] Increase 3.03%
Rank22 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Houli
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Lilin
towards Pingtung
Location
Fengyuan is located in Taiwan
Fengyuan
Fengyuan
Location within Taiwan
Fengyuan Station
Fengyuan Station

Fengyuan (Chinese: 豐原; pinyin: Fēngyuán) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line and a current terminus for local trains that specifically travel via Taichung railway station,Xinwuri railway station,Taichung Port railway station and Zhunan railway station connecting Taichung line and Coast Line.

Overview

The 1960 station opened with two island platforms. In 2016 it was converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.

As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.

History

  • 1905-05-15: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
  • 1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
  • 1959-01-12: The TRA Dongshi line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
  • November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
  • 1991-09-01: The TRA Dongshi line ceases service.
  • 2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.

Platform layout

1 1A ■ West Coast line (northbound) Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, originating) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
2 1B ■ West Coast line (northbound) Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line) Toward Suao, Hualien
3 2A ■ West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
■ West Coast line (Coastal line, northbound) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
4 2B ■ West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
■ South-link line (southbound, originating) Toward Fangliao, Taitung

Around the station

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ↑ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ↑ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ↑ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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