Zhunan railway station

Zhunan (Chinese: 竹南; pinyin: Zhúnán) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It lies at the northern junction of the Mountain and Coast lines of the West Coast line.

Zhunan 竹南
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	竹南
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhúnán Bopomofo ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ
General information
Location	166 Zhongshan Rd, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Coordinates	24.6865°N 120.8807°E
Line(s)	Western Trunk line   Western Trunk line
Distance	125.4 km to Keelung[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	A32 (statistical)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/jhunan/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1902-08-10[3]
Rebuilt	2009-08-15
Electrified	1978-02-24[4]
Key dates
1997-01-06	Rebuilt
Passengers
2017	5.840 million per year[5]  1.78%
Rank	23 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Qiding towards Keelung Western Trunk line Zaoqiao towards Pingtung Terminus Western Trunk line (coastal) Tanwen towards Changhua
Location
Zhunan Location within Taiwan

Zhunan Station platform

Overview

The station has three island platforms. Although it is a first-class station, the Taroko Express, a variant of the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express which passes through the Taichung line (Mountain line), does not stop at this station.

History

Former Zhunan Station building

• 1902-08-10: The station first opened for service as Chūkō-eki (Japanese: 中港驛). It was a wooden station building.
• 1903-05-25: The section to Miaoli opened for service.
• 1920-10-01: The station name was changed to "Zhunan Station".
• Due to its location on the Coastal line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station.
• 1931-03-01: The section between Taipei and Zhunan becomes double-tracked.
• 1935-11-06: Due to the earthquake on 1935-04-24, the station is reconstructed as a concrete building.
• 1943-04: The new southern station building is constructed.
• 1949-09: The new northern station building is constructed.
• 1995-05-22: As part of the double-tracking construction for the Mountain line, the station structure is demolished.
• 1997-01-01: The new station opens for service.
• 2001: The southern station building is demolished and relocated to Jiji.
• 2007-11: The northern part of the new station is completed.
• 2009-01: The southern part of the new station is completed.
• 2009-08-15: The entire station is completed and begins service.
• 2011-02-26: Due to the celebration of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, the station sets a single-day record of 160,000 passengers.

Station layout

	Platform 1A	← (Tanwen) Coastal line Southbound (originating) toward Shalu, Dajia
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	Passing Track toward Taipei, Taitung (Qiding)→
	Platform 2A	← (Zaoqiao) Mountain line toward Miaoli, Kaohsiung
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	← (Tanwen) Coastal line toward Houlong, Pingtung
	Platform 3A	Northbound Track toward Keelung, Hsinchu (Qiding)→
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	←(Zaoqiao) Mountain line Southbound toward Taichung, Changhua

Around the station

• Asia-Pacific Institute of Creativity
• Zhonggang Cihyu Temple

See also

• West Coast line (Taiwan)
• Taichung line

References

1. 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
4. 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
5. 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

• Zhunan Station (English)