Hukou railway station
Hukou (Chinese: 湖口車站; pinyin: Húkǒu Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
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| Location | No.121, Section 2, Zhongshan Rd., Hukou, Hsinchu County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°54′10.4″N 121°02′38.7″E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 89.6 km from Keelung | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 112 | ||||||||||
| Classification | 三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1893 | ||||||||||
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| 7,882 daily (2014)[1] | |||||||||||
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History
The station was opened on 30 October 1893 as Dahukou (大湖口驛). It was renamed to its current name in 1920. A new, elevated station and platforms were built between 2009–2012.
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References
- "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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