Fengyuan railway station

Fengyuan (Chinese: 豐原; pinyin: Fēngyuán) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It was formerly a terminus for the now-defunct TRA Dongshi line.

Fengyuan 豐原
TRA railway station
Exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	豐原
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēngyuán Bopomofo ㄈㄥ ㄩㄢˊ
General information
Location	1-1 Zhongzheng Rd Fengyuan District, Taichung Taiwan
Coordinates	24.2542°N 120.7235°E / 24.2542; 120.7235
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	179.1 km to Keelung[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	T10 (statistical)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/fongyuan/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1905-05-15[3]
Rebuilt	2016-10-16
Electrified	1978-10-20[4]
Key dates
1960-11	Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	5.974 million per year[5]  3.03%
Rank	22 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Houli towards Keelung Western Trunk line Lilin towards Pingtung
Location
Fengyuan Location within Taiwan

Fengyuan Station

Fengyuan Station

Overview

The 1960 station opened with two island platforms. In 2016 it was converted to one side platform, one island platform, and a remaining unused platform.

As part of the Taichung Elevated Railway Project, the station is slated to be replaced with an elevated station with two island platforms.

History

• 1905-05-15: Opened as 葫蘆墩駅.
• 1920: The station name was changed to the current "Fengyuan Station".
• 1959-01-12: The TRA Dongshi line opened for service, with the station as a terminus.
• November 1960: The station was re-constructed as a concrete station building.
• 1991-09-01: The TRA Dongshi line ceases service.
• 2008-02-25: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.

Platform layout

1	1A	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
		■ West Coast line (southbound, originating)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ West Coast line (Coastal line, originating)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
		■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line)	Toward Suao, Hualien
3	2A	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ West Coast line (Coastal line, northbound)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
4	2B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ West Coast line (southbound, originating)	Toward Taichung, Changhua, Chiayi
		■ South-link line (southbound, originating)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung

Around the station

• Fengyuan Museum of Lacquer Art
• Taichung Municipal City Huludun Cultural Center
• Taiwan Balloons Museum
• Taichung City Government Yangming Building
• National Feng Yuan Commercial High School
• Zhongzheng Rd.
• Sanmin Rd.
• Fengyuan Tzu Chi Temple
• Miaodong Night Market
• Feng Yuan Junior High School
• Taichung Police Department, Fengyuan Branch

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
4. 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
5. 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

• TRA Fengyuan Station (in Chinese)
• TRA Fengyuan Station