Fangliao railway station

Fangliao (Chinese: 枋寮車站; pinyin: Fāngliáo Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration at the junction of the Pingtung line and the South-link line. It is located in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.[2]

Fangliao 枋寮
Location	Fangliao Village, No. 18, Chuyun Rd. Fangliao, Pingtung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°22′06″N 120°35′42″E
Operated by	Taiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)	West Coast line (203)      South-link line (203)
Distance	61.3 km from Kaohsiung
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	15 December 1941
Traffic
Passengers	1,912 daily (2014)[1]

Overview

The station has two island platforms. It is a class three station.

History

• 15 December 1941: The station opened as a terminal station of the West Coast line.
• August 1943: The section between Linjian and Fangliao was removed due to war.
• 16 January 1953: A new station opened.
• 16 December 1991: The South-link line (which extends from this station) opens with a ceremony at the station.
• 15 January 1992: The South-link line opens for temporary service.
• 5 October 1992: The South-link line fully opens for service, thus completing a complete rail network loop around Taiwan.

Around the station

• Fangliao Township downtown
• Fangliao F3 Art District
• Fangliao Township Office
• Fangliao Fishing Area
• Pingtung County Police Department, Fangliao Branch
• Fangliao High School
• Bus transfer stations

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
2. Liao, George (2 April 2017). "Taiwan Railways Administration showcases its 16 most attractive train stations in light boxes". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

Preceding station	Taiwan Railways			Following station
Donghai towards Pingtung		South-link line		Terminus
Terminus				Jialu towards Taitung