Pingtung Station
Pingtung 屏東  | |
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| Location |
Pingtung City, Pingtung County Taiwan |
| Operated by | |
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| Distance | 21.0 km from Kaohsiung |
| Connections | Bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-Grade |
| Other information | |
| Classification | 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 20, 1913 |
| Previous names | Aku Station (阿緱驛) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 20,793 daily (2014)[1] |
Pingtung Station (Chinese: 屏東車站; pinyin: Píngdōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Pingtung Line located in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Overview
First Pingtung Station building
Second Pingtung Station building
The station has one side platform and one island platform, as well as a tourism center. The station is planned to be converted into an elevated station. The station is the last station to have electrified rails, but they are planned to be extended to Chaozhou.
History
- December 20, 1913: The station opened as Akō Station (Japanese: 阿緱驛).
- October 1, 1920: Because the location was east of Mount Banping, the area and station became known as Heitō (屏東, "Ping-East", hence "Pingtung").
- October 5, 1962: The current station opens for service.
Platform layout
| 1 | 1 | ■ South-Link Line (Southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
| 2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Taipei |
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound through traffic) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
| 3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Taipei |
| ■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi | ||
| ■ South-Link Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung |
Around the station
- Pingtung County Government
- Pingtung County Council
- National Pingtung University of Education
- Pingtung Art Museum
- Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial
- Pingtung Night Market
- Tangrong Elementary School
- Zhongzheng Elementary School
- Bus transfer stations
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line | Guilai toward Kaohsiung |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pingtung Station. |
- TRA Pingtung Station (Chinese)
- TRA Pingtung Station (English)
Coordinates: 22°40′09″N 120°29′07″E / 22.66917°N 120.48528°E
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