Miaoli railway station

Miaoli (Chinese: 苗栗; pinyin: Miáolì) is a railway station in Miaoli County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

This article is about the TRA station. For the THSR station with the same name, see Miaoli HSR station.
Miaoli

苗栗
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese苗栗
General information
Location1 Weigong Rd
Miaoli, Miaoli County
Taiwan
Coordinates24.5700°N 120.8223°E / 24.5700; 120.8223
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance140.6 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeT03 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/miaoli (in Chinese)
History
Opened1903-05-25[3]
Rebuilt2013-10-25
Electrified1978-07-18[4]
Previous namesByōritsu (Japanese: 苗栗)
Key dates
1973-04Rebuilt
Traffic
Passengers (2017)4.426 million per year[5]  0.55%
Rank29 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station
Fengfu
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Nanshi
towards Pingtung
Location
Miaoli
Location within Taiwan
Miaoli station platform

Overview

The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the Taichung line and has facilities for freight/cargo services.

History
  • 25 May 1903: The first station, a wooden station, opened for service as Byōritsu-eki (苗栗驛).
  • 1930: The station is reconstructed as a brick building.
  • 21 April 1935: After the 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake, the station was rebuilt.
  • 24 April 1935: The station train depot is reconstructed.
  • 1943: The station was destroyed by bombing during the Pacific War.
  • August 1955: Due to increased traffic at the station, platform 1 was reconstructed, the elevated walkway was demolished, and a new tunnel was constructed.
  • November 1975: The third-generation station was reconstructed using reinforced concrete as a two-story station.
  • 1978: The second story and the station entrance are reconstructed to include a clock.
  • 1997: Due to the construction for double-tracking of the Mountain line, the station is once again reconstructed including the entrance, the platforms, and expansion of the station.
  • 11 October 1998: After the completion of the double-tracking project, the station becomes a stop.
  • 10 June 1999: The TRA Railroad Museum opens for service.
  • 1 November 2006: The Fu-an Underground Passage opens for use.
  • 25 June 2008: The Taroko Express begins servicing the station.
  • 16 June 2009: The station becomes an origin point for the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express.
  • 29 October 2010: The construction for a cross-platform station design begins.
  • 22 December 2010: As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Republic of China, the TRA begins running a Miaoli to Hualien service (via the South-link line).

Platform layout

Passenger service
1 1 ■ West Coast line (southbound) Toward Taichung, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
2 (No platform) ■ Transfer line Parking/Transfer Track
3 2A ■ West Coast line (northbound) Toward Taoyuan, Taipei, Qidu, Keelung
■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound) Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Taitung
4 2B ■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung, Hualien
■ West Coast line - Coastal line, (northbound, originating via the Chengzhui line) Toward Yuanli, Taipei, Hualien, Taitung
■ West Coast line (northbound, originating) Toward Keelung, Suao, Hualien, Taitung
■ West Coast line (southbound, originating) Toward Changhua, Douliu, Chiayi, Kaohsiung

Freight service
1 1 ■ West Coast line (Freight)
North/southbound		 Toward Taitung, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
■ West Coast line (Freight)
Cross-line North/southbound		 Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien, Kaohsiung

Around the station

See also
  • List of railway stations in Taiwan

References
  1. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Archived copy" 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy" 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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