Tai'an Old railway station

Tai'an Old Station 泰安舊站
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Tai'an Old Station Traditional Chinese 泰安舊站 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tàiān Jìozhàn Bopomofo ㄊㄞˋ ㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄢˋ
General information
Location	Houli District, Taichung Taiwan
Coordinates	24°19′22″N 120°44′56″E / 24.32278°N 120.74889°E / 24.32278; 120.74889Coordinates: 24°19′22″N 120°44′56″E / 24.32278°N 120.74889°E / 24.32278; 120.74889
Line(s)	Former Mountain line
Distance	173.2 km to Keelung 13.6 km to Sanyi
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Local bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	142
History
Opened	1 December 1910 (1910-12-01)
Closed	24 September 1998 (1998-09-24)
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Yutengping towards Sanyi Former Mountain line Houli Terminus

Tai'an Old railway station (Chinese: 泰安舊站; Tàiān Jìozhàn) is a railway station located in Houli District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration as part of the Former Mountain Line. As the railway line was replaced by a newer line, this station was replaced by a new station to the west. The old station building was renamed the Tai'an Railway Culture Park and is preserved as a historical monument by the Taichung City Government.

As of 2018, there are no scheduled passenger services at this station.

History[]

The station was opened on December 1, 1910 as the Da'an River Signal Station, which served as a signal box. A passenger building opened on July 1, 1912 and renamed to Da'an railway station in 1920.

The 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake destroyed the original wooden station building. In its place, a concrete building was constructed. On March 1, 1954, the station was renamed as Tai'an railway station.

When operation of the Former Mountain Line terminated on September 24, 1998, the station also ceased operation. A new station was built further west to accommodate passengers. Tai'an Old station was preserved as a historical monument and all railroad switches in the station were left untouched. However, the overhead power lines as well as the railroad to Houli station were demolished. The station building remained open as a tourist site.^[1]

Between June 5-9, 2010, to promote tourism, the Former Mountain Line resumed service between Tai'an and Sanyi station, using a steam locomotive numbered CK124.^[2] The Taiwan Railways Administration also attempted to renovate the line for operation, but the construction bidding attracted no contractors. Since then, the Miaoli County Government has hosted an additional six events using steam locomotives.^[3] Other than that, there are no scheduled passenger services at this station.

References[]

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