Zhuifen railway station

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Zhuifen Station

追分車站
Taiwan Railways Administration
Train station
TRA Zhuifen Station 20130629.jpg
LocationDadu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E / 24.120278°N 120.570806°E / 24.120278; 120.570806Coordinates: 24°07′13.0″N 120°34′14.9″E / 24.120278°N 120.570806°E / 24.120278; 120.570806
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)  West Coast
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened11 October 1922 (1922-10-11)[1]
Passengers
856 daily (2014)[2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Dadu
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Changhua
towards Pingtung
Terminus Chenggong
via Chengzhui line
Zhuifen station platform

Zhuifen (Chinese: 追分車站; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuīfēn chēzhàn; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhueifen Chejhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

Train tickets from Zhuifen station to Chenggong station via the Chengzhui line are considered auspicious among students for having the double meaning of "success in getting a good grade." If pronounced slightly differently, it could also mean "success in getting married."[3]

History[]

The station was opened on 11 October 1922.[1]

Structure[]

  • There are two island platforms at Zhuifen Station
  • This is a wooden station. and it is now one of the city's historical sites.

Service[]

Zhuifen Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車).

See also[]

  • List of railway stations in Taiwan

References[]

  1. ^ 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. 61. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "祈求會考追分成功 大肚懷舊小旅行 | 旅遊 | 新頭殼 Newtalk". 新頭殼 Newtalk (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 November 2018.


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