Zhuifen railway station
Zhuifen (Chinese: 追分車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuīfēn chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhueifen Chejhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Western Trunk line located in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Zhuifen Station 追分車站  | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Dadu, Taichung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||||
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| Train operators | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 October 1922[1] | ||||||||||||
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| 856 daily (2014)[2] | |||||||||||||
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Zhuifen station platform
Train tickets from Zhuifen station to Chenggong station via the Chengzhui line are considered auspicious among students for having the double meaning of "success in getting a good grade." If pronounced slightly differently, it could also mean "success in getting married."[3]
History
The station was opened on 11 October 1922.[1]
Structure
- There are two island platforms at Zhuifen Station
- This is a wooden station. and it is now one of the city's historical sites.
Service
Zhuifen Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車).
See also
References
- 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 61. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "祈求會考追分成功 大肚懷舊小旅行 | 旅遊 | 新頭殼 Newtalk". 新頭殼 Newtalk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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