Taichung Station

This article is about TRA Taichung Station. For THSR Taichung Station, see THSR Taichung Station.

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Taichung Station
Location	Central, Taichung Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration
Line(s)	Western Line (146)
Distance	193.3 km from Keelung
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Other information
Classification	特等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	May 15, 1905
Previous names	Taichū-eki (台中驛)
Traffic
Passengers	51,546 daily (2014)
Services
Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station Taiyuan toward Keelung Western Line Mountain Line Daqing toward Kaohsiung

Taichung Station
Traditional Chinese	臺中車站 or 台中車站
Simplified Chinese	台中车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táizhōng Chēzhàn Wade–Giles T'ai2-chung1 Ch'e1-chan4 Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tâi-tiong Chhia-chām / Tâi-tiong Chhia-thâu

Taichung Station (Chinese: 臺中車站 or 台中車站; pinyin: Táizhōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan.

Overview

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Taichung Station entrance

The station has one side platform and one island platform. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule. The station and tracks within the city are slated to be replaced by an elevated station and tracks, which are currently being constructed.

Platform layout

1	1	■ Western Line (Northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
		■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line)	Toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung
		■Western Line (Southbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line)	Toward Fengyuan, Houli
2	2A	■ Western Line (Southbound)	Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ Western (Northbound through traffic)	Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
		■ South-Link Line (Southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
		■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
3	2B	■ Western Line (Southbound, through traffic)	Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line departure, through Chengzhui Line)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
		■ Western Line (Northbound departure)	Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei
		■ Jiji Line (Southbound departure)	Toward Jiji, Checheng

Around the station

• Central District Office
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• Bus transfer stops
• National Library of Public Information
• National Chung Hsing University
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External links

• Taichung Station (Chinese)
• Taichung Station (English)