Ciaotou station

Ciaotou (Chinese: 橋頭; Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáotóu; Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáotóu) 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.

A Kaohsiung MRT train at the platform.

Ciaotou Qiaotou 橋頭
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橋頭火車站
Simplified Chinese	桥头火车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qiaótóu Huǒchēzhàn Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ciao2tou2 Huo3ch'ê1chan4 Tongyong Pinyin Ciáotóu Huǒchejhàn
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	橋頭車站
Simplified Chinese	桥头车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qiaótóu Chēzhàn Bopomofo ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Ciao2tou2 Ch'ê1chan4 Tongyong Pinyin Ciáotóu Chejhàn
General information
Location	Ciaotou, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°45′38″N 120°18′38″E
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Corporation Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	West Coast line (181)   Red line (R23)
Distance	382.0 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 island platforms 1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated/At-Grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railway level)
History
Opened	1901-05-15
Key dates
2008-03-09	Metro added
Passengers
MRT: 6,490 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Gangshan towards Keelung Western Trunk line Nanzi towards Pingtung Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital towards Gangshan Red line Ciaotou Sugar Refinery towards Siaogang
Location

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.^[2] 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