Changhua

彰化
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese彰化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhānghuà
Bopomofoㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
  • Tsiang-huà
  • Tsiong-huà
General information
Location1 Sanmin Rd
Changhua City, Changhua County[1]
Taiwan
Coordinates24°04′54″N 120°32′19″E / 24.0817°N 120.5385°E / 24.0817; 120.5385[1]
Line(s)
Distance210.9 km to Keelung via Taichung[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code
  • 149 (three-digit)[1]
  • 1120 (four-digit)[1]
  • A49 (statistical)[3]
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[4]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Changhua/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened1905-03-26[5]
Rebuilt1958
Electrified1978-10-25[6]
Previous namesShōka (Japanese: 彰化)
Key dates
1918Rebuilt
Passengers
201711.064 million per year[3] Increase 1.13%
Rank11 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Chenggong
towards Zhunan or Zhuifen
 Western Trunk line Terminus
Zhuifen
towards Keelung
 Huatan
towards Pingtung
Location
Changhua is located in Taiwan
Changhua
Changhua
Location within Taiwan

Changhua (Chinese: 彰化; pinyin: Zhānghuà) is a railway station in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It is located at the southern junction of the Taichung line and Coastal line, where the line continues onto the southern section of the West Coast line.

Overview

Changhua Station when it first opened in 1905.
A TRA EMU700 train approaches the station.
Changhua Roundhouse at Changhua, Taiwan, built in 1922, still remains in use.

The station has two island platforms and one side platform. Currently, there is an overpass at the south side of the station to access the back station platforms. A cross-platform station is currently under construction on the north side.

History

Platform layout

1 1 ■ West Coast line (Southbound) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
■ South-Link line (Southbound) Toward Taitung
■ Jiji line (Southbound) Toward Jiji, Checheng
2 2B ■ West Coast line (Northbound, through traffic) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
■ West Coast line (Southbound, through traffic) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
■ West Coast line (Northbound departure for Coastal line) Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
3 3A ■ West Coast line (Northbound) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
■ West Coast line (Southbound cross-line) Toward Su'ao, Hualien, Taitung
4 3B ■ West Coast line (Northbound) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
■ West Coast line (Northbound departure) Toward Taichung, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
■ West Coast line (Southbound Departure) Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung

Around the station

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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