Chenggong railway station explained

Chenggong Station
Native Name:成功車站
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:rail
Type:Railway station
Address:Wuri, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates:24.1143°N 120.5906°W
Owned:Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator:Taiwan Railways Administration
Line:Taichung
Train Operators:Taiwan Railways Administration
Opened:15 May 1905

Chenggong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. The name is derived from the nearby Chenggongling military base.

Train tickets from Zhuifen station to Chenggong station via the Chengzhui line are popular among students for having the double meaning of "success in getting a good grade." If pronounced slightly differently, it could also mean "success in getting married."[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 May 1905.

Structure

11AWest Coast line (Southward)To Changhua, Douliu,
21BWest Coast line (Northward)To, Fengyuan, Miaoli,
32AWest Coast line (southbound trains pass)To Changhua, Douliu, direction
West Coast line (northbound trains pass)To, Fengyuan, Miaoli,
42BWest Coast line
(Going northward, and passing through Chengzhui line to Coast line)
To Dajia,, Hsinchu
West Coast line
(Going southward, and passing through Chengzhui line to Coast line)
To, Fengyuan, Houli

Service

As a minor station, Chenggong Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車). A few times per day a Chu-Kuang Express (莒光號) or a Tzu-Chiang Limited Express (自強號) stops at the station.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 祈求會考追分成功 大肚懷舊小旅行 旅遊 新頭殼 Newtalk. 新頭殼 Newtalk. 20 May 2017 . zh-TW. 2018-11-18.