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
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 Pinyin Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ciao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4/Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4 Tongyong Pinyin Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn
General information
Location	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	West Coast line (181)   Red line (R23)
Distance	382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated/At-Grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09	Metro added
Passengers
MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station 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.