Wanhua railway station
Wanhua 萬華  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 382 Kangding Rd Wanhua, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°02′00″N 121°30′01″E / 25.03333°N 121.50028°ECoordinates: 25°02′00″N 121°30′01″E / 25.03333°N 121.50028°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 31.1 km from Keelung | ||||||||||
| Connections | 200 m:  Bannan line (BL10 Longshan Temple) | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Classification | 一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 August 1901[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Bangka Station (艋舺站) | ||||||||||
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| 8,786 daily (2014)[2] | |||||||||||
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Wanhua (Chinese: 萬華車站; pinyin: Wànhuá Chēzhàn) is a station in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taiwan Railways Administration .
Overview[]
The former Wanhua Station building.
The station is divided into east and west buildings. The station entrance, lobby, and ticket counters are located in the west building. The station exit, parcel center, and offices are located in the east building. The station is equipped with one island platform and one side platform, both underground.[3]
History[]
- 25 August 1901: The station opened as "Bangkah Station" (Japanese: 艋舺停車場).[1] It was located at the intersection of modern-day Zhonghua Rd. and Aiguo W. Rd.
- 1 July 1918: The station location was moved west to its current location.
- 1920: The station named was changed to Banka Station (萬華驛).
- 22 January 1921: Became a terminus with the opening of the Shinten (Xindian) railway line from Banka (Wanhua) to Kōkan Station (公館) (Gongguan).
- 24 March 1954: The Xindian line ceased operations.
- 19 September 1988: As part of the Wanban Project (萬板專案) construction, the station front was changed.
- 21 July 1999: After the tracks were moved underground as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project, the new east and west buildings began service.
Platform configuration[]
| 1 | 1 | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | toward Taipei, Songshan, Qidu, Keelung |
| ■ West Coast line (cross-line southbound) | toward Hualien, Taitung | ||
| 2 | 2A | ■ West Coast line (northbound) north/southbound cargo trains |
toward Taipei, Songshan, Qidu, Keelung |
| ■ West Coast line (cross-line southbound) cross-line North/southbound cargo trains |
toward Hualien, Taitung | ||
| ■ West Coast line (northbound track) | Through service | ||
| ■ West Coast line (southbound track) | toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung | ||
| 3 | 2B | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
Around the Station[]
- Bangka Lungshan Temple
- Nanhai Academy
- Wanhua Lin Mansion
- Mengjia Junior High School
- Mengjia Park
- Shuangyuan Elementary School
- Taipei Metro Longshan Temple Station
- Wanhua District Administrative Center
- Xiyuan Elementary School
See also[]
- List of railway stations in Taiwan
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 蘇昭旭. 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese). 人人出版. p. 39. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ 新萬華車站鳥瞰圖
External links[]
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- TRA Wanhua Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
Categories:
- 1901 establishments in Taiwan
- Railway stations in Taipei
- Railway stations opened in 1901
- Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration