Sankuaicuo railway station explained

Sankuaicuo
Native Name:三塊厝
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
Sankuaicuo
T:三塊厝
Bpmf:ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
P:Sānkùaicùo
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:tra
Type:TRA railway station
Connections:Local bus
Address:-->
Borough:Sanmin, Kaohsiung
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:22.639°N 120.2938°W
Distance:399.0 km to Keelung[1]
Structure:Underground
Website:-->
Opened:1908-02-01
Rebuilt:2018-10-14
Electrified:1979-06-29[2]
Years1:1986-09-26
Events1:Closed
Years2:2018-10-14
Events2:Re-opened
Passengers:TBA
Pass Rank:TBA
Pass Year:2018
Map Type:Taiwan

Sankuaicuo is a railway station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[3]

History

The southern Taiwan railway project began near the beginning of Japanese rule in 1908. Sankuaicuo, the first station on the eastern spur of what is now the, where a opened on 1 February of the same year. It was subsequently replaced by a then-permanent station building in 1923. During that time, the railway station contributed greatly to the local industry but became a with the opening of the new (Takao) station in June 1941.

Sankuaicuo was closed to passengers in 1962 due to falling passenger numbers, however goods handling continued at the station until it was finally closed on 26 September 1986. The permanent way between Sankuaicuo and Kaohsiung Port was removed between July 1990 and November 1995. On 9 September 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government designated the old Sankuaicuo station building as a historical site.

A new station was built and opened on 14 October 2018 as part of the underground relocation of railway tracks in Kaohsiung.

Architecture

The station building was built with bricks, cement and mortar. It is covered with washed stone.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 13 October 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
  2. Web site: 臺灣鐵路電訊 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 4 September 2018 . zh.
  3. Web site: Sankuaicuo Railroad Station . Cultural Heritage Kaohsiung . Bureau of Cultural Affairs Kaohsiung City Government . 2008.