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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.

Keelung 基隆
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	基隆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīlóng Bopomofo ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
General information
Location	5 Gangxi St Ren'ai, Keelung Taiwan
Coordinates	25.1316°N 121.7384°E / 25.1316; 121.7384
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	0.0 km to Keelung[1]
Platforms	2 bay platforms[2]
Tracks	4[2]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	0900[2]
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)[3]
History
Opened	1891-10-20[4][5]
Rebuilt	2015-06-29
Electrified	1978-01-09[6]
Key dates
1899	Rebuilt
1908	Rebuilt
1965-03	Rebuilt
Passengers
2017	5.699 million per year[7]  0.15%
Rank	24 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Terminus Western Trunk line Sankeng towards Pingtung
Location
Keelung Location within Taiwan

Overview

The station has three stories (two aboveground, one underground).

Platform layout

1 2 3 4

1A 1B 2A 2B

■ West Coast line (southbound departure)

Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung

History

• 1891-10-20: 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.
• 1893-10-20: The rail line from Keelung to Taipeh (Taipei) was completed.
• 1908-10-30: 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.
• 1967-01-23: The fourth-generation station was completed.
• 1968: Station underpass was completed.
• 1968-04-05: The Keelung Railway Restaurant was added to the station.
• 1985-06-06: The aforementioned restaurant closed.
• 2013-06-08: One of the station's footbridges collapsed, injuring one woman and delaying the train schedule.[8]
• 2015-06-29: The current (fifth-generation) station was completed, at a new location to the south of Zhong 1st Road.[9] 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.[10][11] The previous station will be converted into an art exhibition venue.[12]

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 stations in Taiwan

References

External links

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

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