Qidu railway station explained
| Qidu |
| Native Name: | 七堵 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Mlanguage: | | Qidu | | T: | 七堵 | | Bpmf: | ㄑㄧ ㄉㄨˇ | | P: | Qīdǔ | | Tl: | tshit-tóo | | W: | C'hi¹tu³ |
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| Symbol Location: | tw |
| Symbol: | tra |
| Type: | TRA railway station |
| Connections: | Local bus |
| Address: | 2-1 Dongxin St |
| Borough: | Qidu District, Keelung |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Coordinates: | 25.0931°N 121.714°W |
| Distance: | 6.0 km to Keelung[1] |
| Structure: | Ground level |
| Code: | A03 (statistical) |
| Classification: | First class [2] |
| Opened: | [3] [4] |
| Rebuilt: | [5] |
| Passengers: | 4.333 million per year[6] |
| Pass Percent: | 1.66 |
| Pass Rank: | 30 out of 228 |
| Pass Year: | 2017 |
| Map Type: | Taiwan |
Qidu is a railway station in Keelung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways Administration.
History
The station was opened in 1891, during Qing rule. It serves the area of Qidu. In Japanese rule, the station name was pronounced as Shichito in Japanese, then romanisation as Chitu after WWII until 2003. It is now the origin station for most of the southbound trains on the West Coast line, after the new station was completed in 2007.
Around the station
- National Keelung Commercial & Industrial Vocational Senior High School (next to the station)
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation headquarter office (300m to the west)
- Qidu Night Market (350m to the northeast)
- Qidu Railway Memorial Park (400m to the northeast)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: zh:各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175302/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . 29 August 2018 . dead .
- Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131227/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . 30 October 2018 . dead .
- Book: Lee . Yung-chang . A Living Landmark . April 2017 . Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC . Taipei, Taiwan . 978-986-05-1933-4 . 31 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180831175040/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E8%A8%98%E9%A9%9B-%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99125%E5%B9%B4%E4%BE%86%E7%9A%84%E6%AD%B2%E6%9C%88%E6%83%85(1891-2016).pdf . 31 August 2018 . dead .
- Web site: zh:桃園縣縣定古蹟龜崙嶺鐵道橋遺構調查研究暨修復計畫 . http://culture.tycg.gov.tw/home.jsp?id=160&parentpath=0%2C132%2C141&mcustomize=multimessages_view.jsp&dataserno=201607130077&aplistdn=ou=data,ou=publish,ou=ap_root,o=tycg,c=tw&toolsflag=Y . Department of Cultural Affairs . 13 July 2016 . 4 September 2018 . zh.
- Web site: zh:車站簡介 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Cidu/CP.aspx?SN=11026 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 12 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
- Web site: zh:臺鐵統計資訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174205/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . 30 August 2018 . dead .
