Tanzi railway station explained

Tanzi
Native Name:潭子
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:rail
Borough:Tanzi, Taichung
Country:Taiwan
Distance:184.1 km from
Platforms:2 island platforms (1 closed)
Structure:At-grade (will be elevated in future)
Classification:三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
Opened:15 May 1905
Former:Tanshiken-eki (潭子墘駅)

Tanzi is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Mountain line) located in Tanzi District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The station was once the eastern terminal for the now defunct TRA Shengang line. The current station is located on ground level. As part of the elevatization process of the West Coast line, a new elevated Tanzi Station is currently under construction and will open on 29 March 2016.

Platform Layout

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West Coast line (southbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line)Towards Zhuifen, Shalu, Dajia, Tongxiao
West Coast line (southbound)Towards, (via South-link line)
21B West Coast line (northbound)Towards Fengyuan,,,
West Coast line (southbound)Towards,,, (via South-link line)

Train services

As a minor station, Tanzi 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.

Around the station

References

24.2131°N 120.7058°W