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

Yingge 鶯歌
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鶯歌
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīnggē Bopomofo ㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ
General information
Location	68-1 Wenhua Rd Yingge District, New Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	24.9545°N 121.3552°E / 24.9545; 121.3552
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	49.2 km to Keelung[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	A17 (statistical)
Classification	Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/yingge/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened	25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[3][4]
Rebuilt	24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)[4]
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[5]
Key dates
16 May 1922 (1922-05-16)	Relocated
Passengers
2017	6.266 million per year[6]  1.09%
Rank	18 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Shanjia towards Keelung Western Trunk line Taoyuan towards Pingtung
Location
Yingge Location within Taiwan

Overview

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 2023. This will also be the only station on Sanying line that can transfer to Taiwan Railways.

History

• 25 August 1901: The station opens for service.[4]
• 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.
• December 2023: Sanying line expected to open for service.

Around the station

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

• New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum (700m to the southwest)
• New Taipei City Hakka Museum (2.2km to the southeast)
• Sanxia History Museum (3.4km to the southeast)

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

• National Taipei University (2.8km to the southeast)
• National Defense University (7.1km to the southwest)

Historical Sites

• Old Yingge Station

Government Offices

• Yingge District Office (200m to the northwest)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

External links

• TRA Yingge Station (in Chinese)

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