Ciaotou Station (Kaohsiung Metro)

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.
Ciaotou
Qiaotou

橋頭
Taiwan Railways Administration
Kaohsiung Metro
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese桥头火车站/桥头车站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–GilesCiao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4/Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4
Tongyong PinyinCiáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn
General information
LocationCiaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E
Operated by
Line(s)
  •   West Coast line (181)
  • (R23)
Distance382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms2 island platforms
1 side platform
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated/At-Grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Classification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09Metro added
Passengers
MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Gangshan
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Nanzi
towards Pingtung
Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station
Gangshan South
Terminus
Red line Ciaotou Sugar Refinery
towards Siaogang

This three-level station 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.

History

TRA Station

  • 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

  • 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

  • Qiaotou Township Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
  • Qiaotou Junior High School
    • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
  • Qiaotou Elementary School
  • Qiaotou Old Street
  • Station Front Retail Building
  • Hongren Hospital
  • Taiwan Power Company Service Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

References

  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. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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