Fangliao railway station
Railway station in Fangliao, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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Fangliao (Chinese: 枋寮車站; pinyin: Fāngliáo Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway at the junction of the Pingtung line and the South-link line. It is located in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.[2]
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| Location | Fangliao Village, No. 18, Chuyun Rd. Fangliao, Pingtung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°22′06″N 120°35′42″E | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 61.3 km from Kaohsiung | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Classification | 三等站 (Taiwan Railway level) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 December 1941 | |||||||||||||||
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| 2,258 daily (2024) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Overview
The station has two island platforms. It is a class three station.
History
- 15 December 1941: The station opened as a terminal station of the West Coast line.
- August 1943: The section between Linjian and Fangliao was removed due to war.
- 16 January 1953: A new station opened.
- 16 December 1991: The South-link line (which extends from this station) opened with a ceremony at the station.
- 15 January 1992: The South-link line opened for temporary service.
- 5 October 1992: The South-link line fully opened for service, thus completing a complete rail network loop around Taiwan.
Around the station
- Fangliao Township downtown
- Fangliao F3 Art District
- Fangliao Township Office
- Fangliao Fishing Area
- Pingtung County Police Department, Fangliao Branch
- Fangliao High School
- Bus transfer stations
