Wanhua railway station

Wanhua
Wanhua; 萬華
Location	382 Kangding Rd; Wanhua, Taipei; Taiwan
Coordinates	25°02′00″N 121°30′01″E
Operated by	Taiwan Railways Administration;
Line(s)	West Coast line (101);
Distance	31.1 km from Keelung
Connections	200 m: Bannan line (BL10 Longshan Temple)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Classification	一等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	25 August 1901
Previous names	Bangka Station (艋舺站)
Traffic
Passengers	8,786 daily (2014)[1]
Services

Wanhua (Chinese: 萬華車站; pinyin: Wànhuá Chēzhàn) is a station in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan, served by Taiwan Railways Administration .

Overview

The former Wanhua Station building.

The station is divided into east and west buildings. The station entrance, lobby, and ticket counters are located in the west building. The station exit, parcel center, and offices are located in the east building. The station is equipped with one island platform and one side platform, both underground.[2]

History

25 August 1901: The station opened as "Bangkah Station" (Japanese: 艋舺停車場). It was located at the intersection of modern-day Zhonghua Rd. and Aiguo W. Rd.
1 July 1918: The station location was moved west to its current location.
1920: The station named was changed to Banka Station (萬華驛).
22 January 1921: Became a terminus with the opening of the Shinten (Xindian) railway line from Banka (Wanhua) to Kōkan Station (公館) (Gongguan).
24 March 1954: The Xindian line ceased operations.
19 September 1988: As part of the Wanban Project (萬板專案) construction, the station front was changed.
21 July 1999: After the tracks were moved underground as part of the Taipei Railway Underground Project, the new east and west buildings began service.

Platform configuration

1	1	■ West Coast line (northbound)	toward Taipei, Songshan, Qidu, Keelung
		■ West Coast line (cross-line southbound)	toward Hualien, Taitung
2	2A	■ West Coast line (northbound) north/southbound cargo trains	toward Taipei, Songshan, Qidu, Keelung
		■ West Coast line (cross-line southbound) cross-line North/southbound cargo trains	toward Hualien, Taitung
		■ West Coast line (northbound track)	Through service
		■ West Coast line (southbound track)	toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
3	2B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	toward Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung

Around the Station

Bangka Lungshan Temple
Nanhai Academy
Wanhua Lin's Mansion
Mengjia Junior High School
Mengjia Park
Shuangyuan Elementary School
Taipei Metro Longshan Temple Station
Wanhua District Administrative Center
Xiyuan Elementary School

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References

"Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
新萬華車站鳥瞰圖

External Links

TRA Wanhua Station(in Chinese)
Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)

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[traridership-1] "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

[2] 新萬華車站鳥瞰圖