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Traditional Chinese | 台南 | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 4 Sec 2 Beimen Rd East District, Tainan [1] Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°59′50″N 120°12′47″E / 22.9971°N 120.2130°E [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 353.2 km to Keelung via Taichung [2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||
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Classification | First class ( Chinese: 一等) [4] | ||||||||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1900-11-29 [5] | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1936-03 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1979-04-23 [6] | ||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 19.670 million per year [3] 1.69% | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 4 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tainan ( Chinese: 台南; pinyin: Táinán) is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square in the East District of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western trunk line in Taiwan. The Shalun line, opened in 2011, allows through services to link the station with THSR Tainan Station.
The station has one island platform and one side platform. The current station structure opened on 15 March 1936, which included a hotel on the second floor (the only station of its kind in Taiwan). The hotel closed in 1965, and the restaurant was closed in 1986.
Construction is ongoing for a plan to move the tracks and station underground, started 2017.
1 | 1 | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Towards Chiayi, Changhua, Taichung, Taipei |
■ Eastern line (southbound cross-line) | Towards Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien | ||
2 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Towards Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ South-link line (southbound) | Towards Fangliao, Taitung | ||
3 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (southbound departure, through traffic) | Towards Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ West Coast line (northbound departure, through traffic) | Towards Chiayi, Changhua, Taichung, Taipei |
TRA railway station | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 台南 | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | 4 Sec 2 Beimen Rd East District, Tainan [1] Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°59′50″N 120°12′47″E / 22.9971°N 120.2130°E [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||
Distance | 353.2 km to Keelung via Taichung [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||
Station code | |||||||||||||||||
Classification | First class ( Chinese: 一等) [4] | ||||||||||||||||
Website |
www | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1900-11-29 [5] | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1936-03 | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1979-04-23 [6] | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | 19.670 million per year [3] 1.69% | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 4 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||
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Tainan ( Chinese: 台南; pinyin: Táinán) is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square in the East District of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western trunk line in Taiwan. The Shalun line, opened in 2011, allows through services to link the station with THSR Tainan Station.
The station has one island platform and one side platform. The current station structure opened on 15 March 1936, which included a hotel on the second floor (the only station of its kind in Taiwan). The hotel closed in 1965, and the restaurant was closed in 1986.
Construction is ongoing for a plan to move the tracks and station underground, started 2017.
1 | 1 | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Towards Chiayi, Changhua, Taichung, Taipei |
■ Eastern line (southbound cross-line) | Towards Yilan, Su-ao, Hualien | ||
2 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Towards Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ South-link line (southbound) | Towards Fangliao, Taitung | ||
3 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (southbound departure, through traffic) | Towards Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ West Coast line (northbound departure, through traffic) | Towards Chiayi, Changhua, Taichung, Taipei |