Taoyuan railway station

This article is about the TR station. For the THSR station with the same name, see Taoyuan HSR station. For the Line 1 (Shenzhen Metro) station, see Taoyuan Station (Shenzhen).
Taoyuan

桃園
Taiwan Railway
Taiwan Railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese桃園
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáoyuán
Bopomofoㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôThô-hn̂g
General information
Location1 Chungcheng Rd
Taoyuan District, Taoyuan[1]
Taiwan
Coordinates24°59′21″N 121°18′49″E / 24.9892°N 121.3135°E / 24.9892; 121.3135[1]
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance57.4 km to Keelung[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code
  • 106 (three-digit)[1]
  • 1015 (four-digit)[1]
  • A18 (statistical)[3]
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[4]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/taoyuan/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened30 November 1893 (1893-11-30)[5][6][7]
Rebuilt26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)[7]
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[8]
Previous names
Key dates
1905Rebuilt
1962Rebuilt
Passengers
201720.948 million per year[3] Decrease 1.51%
Rank2 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Yingge
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Neili
towards Pingtung
Location
Taoyuan is located in Taiwan
Taoyuan
Taoyuan
Location within Taiwan

Taoyuan (Chinese: 桃園; pinyin: Táoyuán) is a railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway. The station was the second busiest station in 2020 in terms of passenger volume, behind Taipei. The Taoyuan MRT is planned to be extended to Taoyuan.

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  2. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ 歷史沿革. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 40. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  8. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.