Keelung railway station
Railway station in Ren'ai, Keelung, Taiwan
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Keelung Station (Chinese: 基隆車站; pinyin: Jīlóng chēzhàn) is a railway station in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations.
Keelung 基隆  | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 基隆 | ||||||||||
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| Location | 5 Gangxi Street Ren'ai, Keelung Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.1316°N 121.7384°E | ||||||||||
| System | TRA railway station | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 0.0 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 bay platforms[2] | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4[2] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 0900[2] | ||||||||||
| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[3] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 October 1891[4][5] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 29 June 2015 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[6] | ||||||||||
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| 1899 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| 1908 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| March 1965 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,295,466 daily (2024) [7] | |||||||||||
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Overview
The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground).
Platform layout
History
- 20 October 1891: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, Chinese: 雞籠火車碼頭) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed.
- 20 October 1893: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
- 30 October 1908: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time.
- April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Haccho was completed.
- 23 January 1967: The fourth-generation station was completed.
- 1968: Station underpass was completed.
- 5 April 1968: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
- 6 June 1985: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
- 8 June 2013: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[8]
- 29 June 2015: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[9] The NT$2.6 billion project included 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station, and the elimination of two level crossings.[10][11] The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.[12]
Around the station
- Keelung City Government
- Keelung City Council
- Keelung Civic Plaza
- Keelung City Tourism Center
- Keelung Station Circle
- Keelung Transfer Station
- YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
- Keelung Cultural Center
- Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
- Huzishan Keelung Landmark
- Keelung Night Market
- Renai Market
- Kanziding Fish Market
- Keelung East Coast Shopping Mall (基隆東岸商場)
- Port of Keelung
- Keelung Maritime Plaza
- Keelung Harbor Building
- Border Square (國門廣場)
- West Passenger Terminal
- West coast ports and storage
- Zhong 1st Road Harbor Trail
- Hsieh-ho Power Plant
