Taichung railway station

This article is about the TR station. For the THSR station with the same name, see Taichung HSR station.

Taichung station (Chinese: 臺中車站; pinyin: Táizhōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway (TR). It is served by all TR services on the Western Trunk line.

Taichung 臺中
TR railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	臺中
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táizhōng Bopomofo ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ Hakka Romanization Tǒi-zóng (Sixian dialect) Toi-zhùng (Hailu dialect) Southern Min Tâi-lô Tâi-tiong
General information
Location	1 Sec 1 Taiwan Blvd Central District, Taichung[1] Taiwan
Coordinates	24.1370°N 120.6868°E / 24.1370; 120.6868[1]
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	193.3 km to Keelung[2]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	146 (three-digit)[1] 1319 (four-digit)[1] T12 (statistical)[3]
Classification	Special class (Chinese: 特等)[4]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/Taichung/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened	15 May 1905 (1905-05-15)[5]
Rebuilt	16 October 2016
Electrified	20 October 1978[6]
Previous names	Taichū (Japanese: 臺中)
Key dates
1 October 2018	Station hub complete
Passengers
2017	19.431 million per year[3]  2.47%
Rank	5 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Jingwu towards Keelung Western Trunk line Wuquan towards Kaohsiung
Location Taichung Location within Taiwan

History

Former Taichung station building

The station was originally constructed in 1905 in a wooden building architectural style and started its operation in 1908. In 1917, it was rebuilt as a red brick structure with Renaissance architectural style.^[7][8]

On 16 October 2016, the elevated station was inaugurated in which the ground-level station was shut down. The first train that arrived at the elevated station was at 06:28. The ceremony was attended by President Tsai Ing-wen and Transportation and Communication Minister Hochen Tan.^[9]

Overview

The old station has one side platform and one island platform. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule, and is classified as a National Tier 2 Historic Site. The now-defunct Taiwan Sugar Railways' Zhong-Zhuo line once stopped at the station.

The new station layout has one side platform and two island platforms, but currently only one side platform and one island platform are used. They have the same numbering as the old station only reversed.

Platform layout

Jianguo Road

Platform

3	2	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
		■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line)	Toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung
		■West Coast line (southbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line)	Toward Fengyuan, Houli
2	1B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ West Coast (northbound through traffic)	Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung
		■ South-link line (southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
		■ West Coast line (northbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound, through traffic)	Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ West Coast line (northbound Sea line departure, through Chengzhui line)	Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu
		■ West Coast line (northbound departure)	Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei
		■ Jiji line (southbound departure)	Toward Jiji, Checheng

Fuxing Road

Around the station

• Chang Hwa Bank Headquarters and Museum
• National Chung Hsing University
• National Library of Public Information
• Taichung Confucian Temple
• Taichung Park
• Yizhong Street
• Central Bookstore
• Taichung Prefectural Hall
• Central District Office
• Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan [zh]
• Chungyo Department Store
• Taroko Mall
• Taichung First Square Mall [zh]
• Zhongxiao Night Market [zh]