Zhuifen railway station

Zhuifen Station

追分車站
General information
LocationDadu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E / 24.120278°N 120.570806°E / 24.120278; 120.570806
SystemTrain station
Owned byTaiwan Railway
Operated byTaiwan Railway
Line
  Western Trunk line
Train operatorsTaiwan Railway
Construction
Structure typeWooden
History
Opened11 October 1922 (1922-10-11)[1]
Passengers
1,005 daily (2024) [2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Dadu
towards Zhunan
 Western Trunk line (coastal) Changhua
Terminus
Location

Zhuifen (Chinese: 追分車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuīfēn chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhueifen Chejhàn) is a railway station on Taiwan Railway Western Trunk line located in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

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]

Passengers had to cross the railway tracks to the platforms under instruction by railway staff prior to a underpass being built at the end of 2022.

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 that only serviced by Local Trains (區間車).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (May 2025). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國113年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2024- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ^ "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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