- Source: Qishan railway station (Taiwan)
Qishan Station (traditional Chinese: 旗山車站; simplified Chinese: 旗山车站; pinyin: Qíshān Chēzhàn) is a former train station in Cishan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The station was originally built by the Japanese government in Taiwan in 1912 to transport sugar cane, rice, bananas and people along the Qiwei Branch line. In the following decade, the railway began to serve passengers. The railway was decommissioned in 1978 with only the station buildings left intact.
Formally abandoned in 1982, it was designated a municipal historic building in 2005, then underwent renovation and was reopened on 27 July 2009 as a tourist attraction in a ceremony attended by Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing.
Architecture
The 1-story station building is made of wood and has an octagonal shape. Its style was influenced by Tudor architecture.
Features
Around the station is the Qishan Old Street, Qishan Cultural Park, and Qishan Elementary School.
See also
Shengxing Station
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Qishan railway station (Taiwan)
- Cishan District
- List of railway and metro stations in Taiwan
- Sheng Hsing railway station
- Sankuaicuo railway station
- Kaohsiung
- List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
- Guangzhou Metro
- Xi'an
- List of massacres in China
