Yingge railway station

Yingge

鶯歌
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鶯歌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīnggē
Bopomofoㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ
General information
Location68-1 Wenhua Rd
Yingge District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates24°57′16″N 121°21′19″E / 24.9545°N 121.3552°E / 24.9545; 121.3552
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance49.2 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeA17 (statistical)
ClassificationSecond class (Chinese: 二等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/yingge/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[3][4]
Rebuilt24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)[4]
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[5]
Key dates
16 May 1922 (1922-05-16)Relocated
Passengers
20176.266 million per year[6] Decrease 1.09%
Rank18 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Shanjia
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Taoyuan
towards Pingtung
Location
Yingge is located in Taiwan
Yingge
Yingge
Location within Taiwan
Yingge

LB08 鶯歌車站
General information
ElevationAbove-ground
Operated byNew Taipei Metro
Line(s)Sanying line
Platforms1 (Island platform)
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeLB08
History
Opening2025

Yingge (Chinese: 鶯歌; pinyin: Yīnggē) is a railway station in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

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The old station building is currently used as a motorcycle parking facility.

The station has two island platforms and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts EasyCard or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to Hsinchu (29 stations).

The station is expected to be a transfer station with the New Taipei Metro's Sanying line in 2025. This will also be the only station on Sanying line that can transfer to Taiwan Railways.

History

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  • 25 August 1901: The station opens for service.[4]
  • 16 May 1922: station relocation completed, following an incident on 21 June 1918, which killed 13 people.[7]
  • 24 January 2003: The new station building located over the tracks opens for service.[4]
  • 1 August 2008: The use of EasyCard starts at this station.
  • 2025: Sanying line expected to open for service.

Around the station

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Night Markets and Old Streets

  • Yingge Nanyang Night Market (600m to the west)
  • Yingge Historic Ceramics Street (700m to the southwest)
  • Yingge Old Street (1km to the southwest)
  • Ying Ge Guanguang Night Market (1.8km to the west)
  • Sanxia Old Street (3.5km to the southeast)

Museums

Parks and Rivers

  • Dahan River
  • Sanying Art Village (750m to the southeast)
  • Sanying Ceramics Riverside Park (1.2km to the southeast)
    • Sanying Bicycle Rental (650m to the southeast)

Universities

Historical Sites

  • Old Yingge Station

Government Offices

  • Yingge District Office (200m to the northwest)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ 懷舊之旅. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d 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. 43. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  5. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ Han Cheung (26 May 2024). "Taiwan In Time: Deadly train fire on the Sindian River Bridge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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