Hukou railway station

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Hukou

湖口
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA Hukou Station 2013.jpg
LocationNo.121, Section 2, Zhongshan Rd., Hukou, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°54′10.4″N 121°02′38.7″E / 24.902889°N 121.044083°E / 24.902889; 121.044083Coordinates: 24°54′10.4″N 121°02′38.7″E / 24.902889°N 121.044083°E / 24.902889; 121.044083
Operated by
Line(s)
  •   West Coast line (112)
Distance89.6 km from Keelung
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code112
Classification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened30 October 1893 (1893-10-30)[1]
Rebuilt18 December 2012 (2012-12-18)[1]
Passengers
7,882 daily (2014)[2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Beihu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Xinfeng
towards Pingtung

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.[3]

History[]

The station was opened on 30 October 1893 as Dahukou (大湖口驛). It was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1920. A new, elevated station and platforms was completed on 18 December 2012.[1]

See also[]

  • List of railway stations in Taiwan

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 蘇昭旭. 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 47. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "1160 Hukou". Taiwan Railway. Retrieved 30 May 2021.


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