Jiuqutang railway station

Railway station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
22°39′23″N 120°25′15″E / 22.656433°N 120.420948°E / 22.656433; 120.420948Owned byTaiwan Railways AdministrationOperated byTaiwan Railways AdministrationLine(s)     South-link lineTrain operatorsTaiwan Railways AdministrationHistoryOpened1 October 1907; 116 years ago (1907-10-01)Passengers2,170 daily (2023) [1]

Jiuqutang (Chinese: 九曲堂車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔqūtáng Chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒucyutáng Chejhàn), formerly spelled Jioucyutang, is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Pingtung line located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[2]

Jiuqutang station platform

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1907. The current main station hall replaced the original 1907 station. Additional east exit with fully accessible overpass was added during renovations from 2016 to 2018.

Around the station

  • Sanhe Tile Kiln
  • Taiwan Pineapple Museum
  • Old Gaoping River Iron Bridge historic bridge spans Gaoping River and built during Japanese rule of Taiwan.

See also

References

  1. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  2. ^ "Panoramio - Photo of 九曲堂車站 / TRA Jiuqutang Station". panoramio.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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