Ciaotou station explained

Ciaotou Qiaotou
Native Name:	橋頭
Native Name Lang:	zh-TW
Symbol Location:	tw
Symbol:	rail
Symbol Location2:	tw
Symbol2:	kmrt
Mlanguage:	T: 橋頭火車站/橋頭車站 S: 桥头火车站/桥头车站 P: Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn/Qiaótóu Chēzhàn Tp: Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn/Ciáotóu Chejhàn W: Ciao^2tou^2 Huo^3ch'ê^1chan^4/Ciao^2tou^2 Ch'ê^1chan^4 Bpmf: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ/ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ First: t
Address:	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates:	22.7606°N 120.3106°W
Distance:	382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms:	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Connections:	Bus stop
Structure:	Elevated/At-Grade
Accessible:	Yes
Classification:	三等站 (Taiwan Railway level)
Opened:	1901-05-15
Years1:	2008-03-09
Events1:	Metro added
Passengers:	MRT:

Ciaotou is a railway and metro station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railway (TR) and Kaohsiung MRT; it can also be transliterated as Qiaotou Station.

This three-level station serves the Taiwan Railway and Kaohsiung MRT. TR services operate at ground-level platforms, while KMRT services operate on an elevated platform. The KMRT station is elevated with an island platform.^[1] It is located on Zhanqian St. and has two exits. The station is 185 meters long.

History

TR Station

• 1901-05-15: Opened for service.

KMRT Station

• 2008-03-09 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Around the station

• Qiaotou Township Office
• Taiwan Sugar Kaohsiung Factory
• Qiaotou Junior High School
  • Qiaotou Junior High School Swimming Pool
• Qiaotou Elementary School
• Qiaotou Old Street
• Station Front Retail Building
• Hongren Hospital
• Taiwan Power Company Service Office
• Taiwan Sugar Museum (Kaohsiung)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

External links

• TRA Ciaotou Station
• Taiwan Railways Administration
• KRTC Ciaotou Station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 橋頭火車站 . 高雄捷運公司 . 2010-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100717064554/http://www.krtco.com.tw/service/service-1_1-R23.aspx . 17 July 2010 .