Douliu railway station

Douliu (Chinese: 斗六; pinyin: Dòuliù) is a railway station in Yunlin County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Yunlin HSR station can be accessed here by bus.

Douliu 斗六
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	斗六
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dòuliù Bopomofo ㄉㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
General information
Location	187 Minsheng Rd Douliu, Yunlin County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°42′42″N 120°32′28″E / 23.7118°N 120.5411°E / 23.7118; 120.5411
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	260.6 km to Keelung^[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	A58 (statistical)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)^[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/douliou/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1904-02-01^[3]
Rebuilt	2008-12-19
Electrified	1978-12-19^[4]
Key dates
1941-03	Rebuilt
1958-12	Rebuilt
Passengers
2017	4.885 million per year^[5]  1.51%
Rank	25 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Shiliu towards Keelung Western Trunk line Dounan towards Pingtung
Location
Douliu Location within Taiwan

Overview

The station has two island platforms. Ticketing and customer service are located in the main concourse on the second floor, while tracks are located in front of and behind the station. The station has an accessibility elevator.

History

 

The current Douliu Station under construction in 2007.

• 1904-02-01: The station opened as Toroku-eki (斗六驛).
• 1940: After an earthquake, the station was closed for three months for reconstruction.
• November 1958: The second-generation station (with reinforced concrete) was completed.
• 2006-11-03: The second-generation station was demolished.
• 2008-12-19: The current cross-platform station opened for service.

Platform layout

 

Platform.

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound departure)	Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
		■ West Coast line (southbound through service)	Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
2	1B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ South-link line (southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
3	2A	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei
		■ Eastern line (southbound, cross-line)	Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien
4	2B	■ West Coast line (northbound departure)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei
		■ West Coast line (northbound through service)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei

Around the station

• Douliou City area
• Huwei River
• Yunlin River
• Yunlin County Government
• House of Citizen-Memorial Hall of Attendance
• Douliu City Office
• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
• TransWorld University
• Douliu High School
• Yunlin County Stadium

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. . Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
2. (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
4. . Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
5. . Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

 

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