Ciaotou station

Ciaotou
Qiaotou

橋頭
Ciaotou; Qiaotou; 橋頭 ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橋頭火車站
Simplified Chinese	桥头火车站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Ciao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese	桥头车站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qiaótóu Chēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Ciáotóu Chejhàn
General information
Location	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Corporation; Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation;
Lines	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 Railway level)
History
Opened	1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09	Metro added
Passengers
	MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)
Services
Location
Location

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

This three-level station serves the Taiwan Railway and Kaohsiung MRT. TR 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. The station formerly had a frieght yard and a interchange with Taiwan Sugar Railways.

History

TR 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)

References

^ "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

External links

TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)

[kmrtridership-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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