Ciaotou Station (Kaohsiung MRT)

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway station Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT; it can be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

Ciaotou
Qiaotou

橋頭

TRA Qiaotou station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
General information
LocationCiaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E
Operated by
Line(s)
  •   West Coast line (181)
  • (R23)
Distance382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms2 island platforms
1 side platform
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated/At-Grade
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Classification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09Metro added
Passengers
MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station
Gangshan
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Nanzi
towards Pingtung
Preceding station Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Following station
Gangshan South
Terminus
Red line Ciaotou Sugar Refinery
towards Siaogang

Station overview

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.

This three-level station is serves the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. TRA services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

Station layout

3F Platform 1 KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery)
Island platform, doors open on the left
Platform 2 KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Terminus)
2F
Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near Exit 2)
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
Side Platform
Platform 1 TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei (Gangshan)
Platform 2A TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)
Island Platform
Platform 2B TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)

Exits

  • Exit 1: Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (West Exit)
  • Exit 2: TRA Qiaotou Station (East Exit)

History

TRA Station

  • 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

  • 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

  • Qiaotou Township Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
  • Qiaotou Junior High School
    • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
  • Qiaotou Elementary School
  • Qiaotou Old Street
  • Station Front Retail Building
  • Hongren Hospital
  • Taiwan Power Company Service Office
  • Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

References

  1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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