Yingge station
Railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan
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Yingge (Chinese: 鶯歌; pinyin: Yīnggē) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan. It is also a station on the New Taipei Metro's Sanying line. It is the only station on Sanying line that can transfer to Taiwan Railway. Passengers can transfer between the two lines via connecting corridors..
Yingge 鶯歌  | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鶯歌 | ||||||||||
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| Location | 68-1 Wenhua Rd Yingge District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24.9545°N 121.3552°E | ||||||||||
| System | TRA railway station | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 49.2 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
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| Station code | A17 (statistical) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2] | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 August 1901[3][4] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 24 January 2003[4] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[5] | ||||||||||
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| 16 May 1922 | Relocated | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 6.266 million per year[6]  1.09% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 18 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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Yingge Station LB08 鶯歌車站  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 24°57′11.6″N 121°21′23.3″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | Above-ground | ||||||||||
| Operator | New Taipei Metro | ||||||||||
| Line |  Sanying line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (Island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LB08 | ||||||||||
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| Opening | June 30, 2026 | ||||||||||
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Overview
The railway station has two island platforms, and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts EasyCard or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to Hsinchu (29 stations).
History
- 25 August 1901: The station opened for service.[4]
- 16 May 1922: Station relocation completed, following an incident on 21 June 1918, which killed 13 people.[7]
- 24 January 2003: The new station building opened for service.[4]
- 1 August 2008: The use of EasyCard started at this station.
- 2016: Construction on the Sanying line began.
- 2026: Sanying line opened for service.
Around the station
Night markets and old streets
- Yingge Nanyang Night Market (600m to the west)
- Yingge Historic Ceramics Street (700m to the southwest)
- Yingge Old Street[8] (1km to the southwest)
- Ying Ge Guanguang Night Market (1.8km to the west)
Museums
- New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum (700m to the southwest)
- New Taipei City Art Museum
Parks and rivers
- Dahan River
- Sanying Art Village (750m to the southeast)
- Sanying Ceramics Riverside Park (1.2km to the southeast)
- Sanying Bicycle Rental (650m to the southeast)
Historical sites
- Old Yingge Station
Government offices
- Yingge District Office (200m to the northwest)
