- Source: Keelung railway station
Keelung Station (Chinese: 基隆車站; pinyin: Jīlóng chēzhàn) is a railway station in Ren'ai District, Keelung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. The station was built in 1891, and has gone through several renovations.
Overview
The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground).
Platform layout
History
20 October 1891: A station to the north of the current station was opened (Keelung Train Pier, Chinese: 雞籠火車碼頭) when the railroad segment from Keelung to Tsui-tng-ka Pier was completed.
20 October 1893: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
30 October 1908: The third-generation station (with clock tower) was opened for service. The style is similar to Hsinchu and Taichung stations, which opened at around the same time.
April 1914: The rail line from Keelung to Haccho was completed.
23 January 1967: The fourth-generation station was completed.
1968: Station underpass was completed.
5 April 1968: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
6 June 1985: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
8 June 2013: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.
29 June 2015: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road. The NT$2.6 billion project included 1.5 km (0.93 mi) of track, including the route to Sankeng Station, and the elimination of two level crossings. The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.
Around the station
Keelung City Government
Keelung City Council
Keelung Civic Plaza
Keelung City Tourism Center
Keelung Station Circle
Keelung Transfer Station
YM Oceanic Culture and Art Museum
Keelung Cultural Center
Keelung Fort Commander's Official Residence
Huzishan Keelung Landmark
Keelung Night Market
Renai Market
Kanziding Fish Market
Keelung East Coast Shopping Mall (基隆東岸商場)
Port of Keelung
Keelung Maritime Plaza
Keelung Harbor Building
Border Square (國門廣場)
West Passenger Terminal
West coast ports and storage
Zhong 1st Road Harbor Trail
Hsieh-ho Power Plant
See also
List of railway and metro stations in Taiwan
References
External links
TRA Keelung Station (in Chinese)
Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)