Pingtung_Station

Pingtung railway station

Pingtung railway station

Railway station located in Pingtung, Taiwan.

Pingtung (Chinese: 屏東; pinyin: Píngdōng) is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

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Overview

The first Pingtung Station building, built in 1913
The second Pingtung Station building, built in 1962

The station has two island platforms. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015.

History

  • 20 December 1913: The station opened as Akō Station (Japanese: 阿緱驛).
  • 1 October 1920: Because the location was east of Mount Banping, the area and station became known as Heitō (屏東, "Ping-East", hence "Pingtung").
  • 5 October 1962: Station rebuilt.
  • 23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks.

Platform layout

1 1A ■ West Coast line (southbound)
■ South-link line (southbound)
■ East Coast line (northbound)
■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic)		 Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
2 1B ■ West Coast line (southbound)
■ South-link line (southbound)
■ East Coast line (northbound)
■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic)		 Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
■ West Coast line (northbound departure) Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Ershui
3 2A ■ West Coast line (northbound)
■ West Coast line (northbound departure)
■ East Coast line (southbound through traffic)		 Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung, Su'ao, Hualien
4 2B ■ West Coast line (northbound)
■ West Coast line (northbound departure)		 Toward Kaohsiung, Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung

Station Layout

3F Platform 1A ■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
Island platform
Platform 1B ■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
Platform 2A ■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien
Island platform
Platform 2B ■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien
2F Concourse Turnstile, Waiting room, Shopping Center, Toilets, Railway Police Bureau
1F Lobby Entrance/Exit
Ticket office, Ticket machine, Station Master, Tourism Bureau, Baggage room, Shopping Center, Toilets

Around the station

See also

References

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    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.
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    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.
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    車站介紹. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. [4]
    屏潮計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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    臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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