Ciaotou Station (Kaohsiung MRT)

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) is a railway station Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT; it can be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

For the station in Shenzhen, see Qiaotou station (Shenzhen Metro).

Ciaotou Qiaotou 橋頭
TRA Qiaotou station
Location	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	West Coast line (181)   Red line (R23)
Distance	382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated/At-Grade
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09	Metro added
Traffic
Passengers	MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Gangshan towards Keelung Western Trunk line Nanzi towards Pingtung Preceding station Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Following station Gangshan South Terminus Red line Ciaotou Sugar Refinery towards Siaogang

Ciaotou Station
Traditional Chinese	橋頭火車站/橋頭車站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qiaótóu Huŏchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ciao^2tou^2 Huo^3ch'ê^1chan^4/Ciao^2tou^2 Ch'ê^1chan^4 Tongyong Pinyin Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn

Station overview

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.

This three-level station is serves the TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. TRA services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.[2] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

Station layout

3F	Platform 1	← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
	Platform 2	→ KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Terminus) →
2F
	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near Exit 2)
Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
	Side Platform
	Platform 1	→ TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei (Gangshan) →
	Platform 2A	← TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)
	Island Platform
	Platform 2B	← TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung (Nanzi)

Exits

• Exit 1: Ciaotou Sugar Refinery (West Exit)
• Exit 2: TRA Qiaotou Station (East Exit)

History

TRA Station

• 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

• 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

• Qiaotou Township Office
• Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
• Qiaotou Junior High School
  • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
• Qiaotou Elementary School
• Qiaotou Old Street
• Station Front Retail Building
• Hongren Hospital
• Taiwan Power Company Service Office
• Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
2. "橋頭火車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

External links

• TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
• Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
• KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)