Ciaotou station

Ciaotou Qiaotou 橋頭 Hanyu Pinyin		Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Ciao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4/Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn

General informationLocationCiaotou, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCoordinates22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E / 22.76056°N 120.31056°E / 22.76056; 120.31056Operated byLine(s)Distance382.0 km from KeelungPlatforms2 island platforms
1 side platformConnectionsBus stopConstructionStructure typeElevated/At-GradeAccessibleYesOther informationClassification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)HistoryOpened1901-05-15Key dates2008-03-09Metro addedPassengersMRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)^[1] Services

Preceding station	Taiwan Railway			Following station
Gangshan towards Keelung		Western Trunk line		Nanzi towards Pingtung
Preceding station	Kaohsiung Metro			Following station
Gangshan South Terminus		Red line		Ciaotou Sugar Refinery towards Siaogang

Ciaotou (

; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

This three-level station serves the

It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

History

TR Station

• 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

• 2008-03-09 :
  Red Line
  between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

• Qiaotou Township Office
• Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
• Qiaotou Junior High School
  • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
• Qiaotou Elementary School
• Qiaotou Old Street
• Station Front Retail Building
• Hongren Hospital
• Taiwan Power Company Service Office
• Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

External links

• TRA Ciaotou Station(in Chinese)
• Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
• KRTC Ciaotou Station (in Chinese, English, and Japanese)