Ciaotou Station
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.
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A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.
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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. It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.
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)
See also
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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Qiaotou Station.
- TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
- KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)