Miaoli

苗栗
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese苗栗
General information
Location1 Weigong Rd
Miaoli, Miaoli County
Taiwan
Coordinates24°34′12″N 120°49′20″E / 24.5700°N 120.8223°E / 24.5700; 120.8223
Line(s)
Distance140.6 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeT03 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/miaoli (in Chinese)
History
Opened25 May 1903 (1903-05-25)[3]
Electrified18 July 1978 (1978-07-18)[4]
Previous namesByōritsu (Japanese: 苗栗)
Passengers
20174.426 million per year[5]Increase 0.55%
Rank29 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Fengfu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Nanshi
towards Pingtung
Location
Miaoli is located in Taiwan
Miaoli
Miaoli
Location within Taiwan
Miaoli station platform

Miaoli (Chinese: 苗栗; pinyin: Miáolì) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the Taichung line and has facilities for freight/cargo services.

History

Platform layout

Passenger service

1 1 West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
2 (No platform) Transfer line Parking/Transfer Track
3 2A West Coast line (northbound) Toward Taoyuan, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
Eastern line (Cross-line southbound) Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Taitung
4 2B West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien
West Coast line - Coastal line, (northbound, originating via the Chengzhui line) Toward Yuanli, Taipei, Hualien, Taitung
West Coast line (northbound, originating) Toward Keelung, Suao, Hualien, Taitung
West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Changhua, Douliu, Chiayi, Kaohsiung

Freight service

1 1 West Coast line (Freight)
North/southbound
Toward Taitung, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
West Coast line (Freight)
Cross-line North/southbound
Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Kaohsiung

Around the station

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. 64. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  4. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.