Taichung railway station

Taichung

臺中
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese臺中
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáizhōng
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Hakka
RomanizationTǒi-zóng (Sixian dialect)
Toi-zhùng (Hailu dialect)
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-tiong
General information
Location1 Sec 1 Taiwan Blvd
Central District, Taichung
Taiwan
Coordinates24°08′13″N 120°41′12″E / 24.1370°N 120.6868°E / 24.1370; 120.6868
SystemTR railway station
Line
Distance193.3 km to Keelung
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station code
  • 146 (three-digit)
  • 1319 (four-digit)
  • T12 (statistical)
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等)
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Taichung/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened15 May 1905 (1905-05-15)
Rebuilt16 October 2016
Electrified20 October 1978
Previous namesTaichū (Japanese: 臺中)
Key dates
1 October 2018Station hub complete
Passengers
201719.431 million per year  2.47%
Rank5 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Jingwu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Wuquan
towards Kaohsiung
Location
Taichung
Location within Taiwan

Taichung station (Chinese: 臺中車站; pinyin: Táizhōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station in Taichung, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway (TR). It is served by all TR services on the Western Trunk line. It will also be served by the Blue line of the Taichung Metro under condtruction.