Zhunan railway station explained

Zhunan

Native Name:

竹南

Native Name Lang:

zh-tw

Mlanguage:

Zhunan
T:	竹南
Bpmf:	ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄢˊ
P:	Zhúnán

Symbol Location:

Symbol:

tra

Type:

TRA railway station

Address:

166 Zhongshan Rd, Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan

Coordinates:

24.6865°N 120.8807°W

Distance:

125.4 km to Keelung^[1]

Structure:

Ground level

Code:

A32 (statistical)

Classification:

First class ^[2]

Opened:

^[3] ^[4]

Electrified:

^[5]

Passengers:

5.840 million per year^[6]

Pass Percent:

1.78

Pass Rank:

23 out of 228

Pass Year:

2017

Map Type:

Taiwan

Zhunan 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.

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

1902-08-10: The station first opened for service as .^[4] It was a wooden station building.
1903-05-25: The section to Byōritsu opened for service.
1920-10-01: The station name was changed to "Chikunan Station".
Due to its location on the Coastal line, the station was upgraded to a first-class station.
1931-03-01: The section between and Chikunan 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.^[4]
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	← (Tanwen) Southbound (originating) toward Shalu, Dajia
Island platform
Platform	Passing Track toward, (Qiding)→
Platform	← (Zaoqiao) toward Miaoli,
Island platform
Platform	← (Tanwen) toward Houlong,
Platform	Northbound Track toward, (Qiding)→
Island platform
Platform	←(Zaoqiao) Southbound toward Taichung, Changhua

Around the station

External links

Zhunan Station (English)

Notes and References

Web site: zh:各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 8 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh.
Web site: zh:車站簡介 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Jhunan/CP.aspx?SN=16268 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 8 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
Book: 蘇昭旭 . 2018 . zh:台灣鐵路車站大觀 . The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations . 人人出版 . 978-986-461-140-9 . 51 . zh-tw.
Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 6 September 2018 . zh.
Web site: zh:臺鐵統計資訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh.