Pingtung railway station

Pingtung

屏東
Hanyu Pinyin
Pingtung; 屏東 Hanyu Pinyin	Píngdōng
Bopomofo	ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
Hakka
Romanization	Pǐn-dúng (Sixian dialect); Pin-dùng (Hailu dialect);
Tâi-lô

General informationLocation62 Gongyong Rd
Pingtung City, Pingtung County
TaiwanCoordinates22°40′08″N 120°29′10″E / 22.6689°N 120.4860°ELine(s)

Western Trunk line

Distance420.8 km to Keelung via Taichung^[1]Connections

ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStation codeP05 (statistical)ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)^[2]Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Pingtung/index.aspx (in Chinese)HistoryOpened24 December 1913; 110 years ago^[3]Rebuilt5 October 1962; 61 years ago
23 August 2015; 8 years ago^[4]Electrified10 July 1996; 27 years ago^[5]Previous namesHeitō (Japanese: 屏東)Passengers20177.387 million per year^[6]

1.95%Rank14 out of 228 Services

Preceding station	Taiwan Railway			Following station
Terminus		South-link line		Guilai towards Taitung
Liukuaicuo towards Keelung		Western Trunk line		Terminus

Location

Pingtung

Location within Taiwan

Pingtung (Chinese: 屏東; pinyin: Píngdōng) is a railway station in Pingtung County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The first Pingtung Station building, built in 1913

The station has two

island platforms

. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015.

History

20 December 1913: The station opened as Akō Station (Japanese: 阿緱驛).
1 October 1920: Because the location was east of Mount Banping, the area and station became known as Heitō (屏東, "Ping-East", hence "Pingtung").
5 October 1962: Station rebuilt.
23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks.

Platform layout

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound) ■ South-link line (southbound) ■ East Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic)	Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
2	1B	■ West Coast line (southbound) ■ South-link line (southbound) ■ East Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (southbound through traffic)	Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound departure)	Toward Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Ershui
3	2A	■ West Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (northbound departure) ■ East Coast line (southbound through traffic)	Toward Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung, Su'ao, Hualien
4	2B	■ West Coast line (northbound) ■ West Coast line (northbound departure)	Toward Xinzuoying, Chiayi, Douliu, Fengyuan, Qidu, Keelung

Station Layout

3F	Platform 1A	■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	■West Coast line / South-link line / East Coast line Toward Chaozhou, Fangliao, Taitung, Hualien
	Platform 2A	■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	■West Coast line / East Coast line Toward Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung, Hualien
2F	Concourse	Turnstile, Waiting room, Shopping Center, Toilets, Railway Police Bureau
1F	Lobby	Entrance/Exit Ticket office, Tourism Bureau , Baggage room, Shopping Center, Toilets

Around the station

National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus
Pingtung Art Museum
Pingtung County Government
Pingtung County Council
Pingtung Performing Arts Center
Pingtung Tutorial Academy
Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial
Pingtung Night Market
Tangrong Elementary School
Zhongzheng Elementary School
Bus transfer stations

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 車站介紹. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ 屏潮計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

TRA Pingtung Station (in Chinese)
TRA Pingtung Station

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] 車站介紹. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[4] 屏潮計畫. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.

[5] 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[6] 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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