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Taichung station is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan. It is used by Taiwan Railway (TR) and is on the Western Trunk line. Many different trains stop here, making it a very important place for people to travel.
The station will also get a new connection soon. The Blue line of the Taichung Metro is being built, and it will stop at Taichung station too. This will make it even easier for people to get around the city.
For information about the TR, you can read more here. If you are looking for the THSR station with the same name, it is called the Taichung HSR station.
History
The Taichung railway station was first built in 1905 with a wooden style and began operating in 1908. In 1917, it was rebuilt using red bricks in a Renaissance style.
In 2016, a new elevated station opened on October 16, and the old ground-level station closed. The first train arrived at the new station at 06:28, and President Tsai Ing-wen and Transportation and Communication Minister Hochen Tan attended the opening ceremony.
Overview
The old Taichung railway station has one side platform and one island platform. Its architecture dates back to the time when Taiwan was under Japanese rule and it is protected as a National Tier 2 Historic Site. There was also a line called the Taiwan Sugar Railways' Zhong-Zhuo line that used to stop at the station, but it is no longer in use.
The new station has one side platform and two island platforms. Right now, only one side platform and one island platform are in use, and their numbering is the opposite of the old station.
Platform layout
Jianguo Road
Fuxing Road
| 3 | 2 | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung |
| ■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line) | Toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung | ||
| ■West Coast line (southbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line) | Toward Fengyuan, Houli | ||
| 2 | 1B | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| ■ West Coast (northbound through traffic) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung | ||
| ■ South-link line (southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
| ■ West Coast line (northbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
| 1 | 1A | ■ West Coast line (southbound, through traffic) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
| ■ West Coast line (northbound Sea line departure, through Chengzhui line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
| ■ West Coast line (northbound departure) | Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei | ||
| ■ Jiji line (southbound departure) | Toward Jiji, Checheng |
Around the station
Near Taichung railway station, you can find many interesting places. There is the Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum, National Chung Hsing University, and the National Library of Public Information. You can also visit the Taichung Confucian Temple and stroll through the beautiful Taichung Park.
Other nearby spots include Yizhong Street, the Central Bookstore, and the Taichung Prefectural Hall. There are also hospitals, like Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan. Shopping places such as Chungyo Department Store, Taroko Mall, and Taichung First Square Mall are close by. If you want to try some food, the Zhongxiao Night Market is also nearby.
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