Hukou (Chinese: 湖口車站; pinyin: Húkǒu Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.[3]
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| Location | No.121, Section 2, Zhongshan Rd., Hukou, Hsinchu County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°54′10.4″N 121°02′38.7″E / 24.902889°N 121.044083°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 89.6 km from Keelung | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 112 | ||||||||||
| Classification | 三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1893[1] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 18 December 2012[1] | ||||||||||
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| 7,882 daily (2014)[2] | |||||||||||
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History edit
The station was opened on 30 October 1893 as Dahukou (大湖口驛). It was renamed to its current name on 1 October 1920. A new, elevated station and platforms was completed on 18 December 2012.[1]
See also edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Hukou Station.
References edit
- ^ a b c 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 47. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "1160 Hukou". Taiwan Railway. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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