Takao Railway Museum

Takao Railway Museum

舊打狗驛故事館
Former name	Takow Station
Established	24 October 2010[1]
Location	Gushan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°37′18″N 120°16′35″E / 22.62167°N 120.27639°E / 22.62167; 120.27639Coordinates: 22°37′18″N 120°16′35″E / 22.62167°N 120.27639°E / 22.62167; 120.27639
Type	railway museum
Website	trm.tw (in Chinese)

The Takao Railway Museum (traditional Chinese: 舊打狗驛故事館; simplified Chinese: 旧打狗驿故事馆; pinyin: Jiù Dǎ Gǒu Yì Gùshìguǎn) is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[2]

History[]

The former Kaohsiung Harbor Station

The museum was formerly the Kaohsiung Harbor Station, built during the Japanese period. Then called the Takow Station (Japanese: 打狗停車場), the station was the first railway station in Kaohsiung. In 2003, the station building was designated a historical building by the Kaohsiung City Government.

On 9 November 2008, the last train departed from the station at 5.30 p.m.^[3] After the station closure, the Railway Culture Society managed the station as the Takao Railway Museum. The museum is currently part of the Kaohsiung Museum of History.

Architecture[]

The museum building was built in a classic Japanese style with a Chinese hip style roof. Area in front of the station was planted in huge coconut trees.

Exhibition[]

The museum provides books about railroads and exhibitions of relics from the age of rail.

Transportation[]

The museum is accessible within walking distance east from Sizihwan Station of the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• List of museums in Taiwan

References[]

External links[]

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