Chiayi (Chinese: 嘉義; pinyin: Jiāyì) is a railway station in Chiayi, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway and Alishan Forest Railway.
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| Traditional Chinese | 嘉義 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 528 Zhongshan Rd West District, Chiayi Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°28′45″N 120°26′28″E / 23.4791°N 120.4411°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 291.8 km to Keelung via Taichung[1] (TRA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 4080 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等) (TR)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Taiwan Railway Alishan Forest Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978-12-19[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kagi (Japanese: 嘉義) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 7.668 million per year[5]  1.1% (TRA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 13 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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The station was firstly constructed in 1896 and opened on 20 April 1902 with service on the West Coast line. The station was a single-story wooden structure with Japanese style with slant roof and rain-shield walls. The rail line connected to the station roughly divides Chiayi City into two regions. The region located in front of the station prospered as the city business district, while the region located behind the station was scarcely developed. Service to the Alishan Forest Railway began in 1912 from the station. The station was renovated in June 1933 to its current structure. The station is undergoing reconstruction as an elevated station to remove traffic conflicts at level crossings, due to be completed in September 2026.[6]
Architecture
editThe station is located 30 metres above sea level.[7] The at-grade station has one island platform and one side platform.
It is a steel concrete structure with classical symmetry design, simple gables, geometric totems and streamlined modern design. The platform roofs of the railway station were constructed with the railway tracks.
Around the station
editSee also
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edit- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 車站沿革. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Elevated Railway Project at the Urban Area of Chiayi". Railway Bureau, MOTC. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Su, Z.X. (2012). "Stations on the line". Alishan Forest Railway. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
External links
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- Chiayi Station (in Chinese)
- Chiayi Station (in English)