Taitung railway station
railway station in Taitung City, Taiwan
Taitung (Chinese: 台東車站; pinyin: Táidōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station of Taiwan Railway. It lies at the junction of the Hualien-Taitung line and the South-link line in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.
History
During the construction of the back part of Taitung station in 1980, a historic settlement area was discovered when a graveyard containing several thousand slate coffins was unearthed, with some bodies still within. Around 20,000 pieces of jade, pottery and stone tools were also found. This caught the attention of the government to carry out archaeological work and build a national museum to preserve the artifacts. The area officially opened in 1997 as the Beinan Cultural Park.
Structure
There are three island platforms. The station also features solar panels installed on 12 buildings within its parameters, which covers an area of 8,652 m2 and an installed generation capacity of 1.51 MW.
Service
Currently a 1st grade station
Most trains from Taipei Station terminate at this station whilst some continue on to Zhiben Station on the South-link Line.
The station is equipped with elevators and escalators.
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