Sankuaicuo Station

Sankuaicuo Station 三塊厝車站
Restored Sankuaicuo Station building, June 2013
Location	Sanmin, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Coordinates	22°38′20.4″N 120°17′37.7″E / 22.639000°N 120.293806°E / 22.639000; 120.293806Coordinates: 22°38′20.4″N 120°17′37.7″E / 22.639000°N 120.293806°E / 22.639000; 120.293806
Other information
Classification	三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	February 1, 1908 (1908-02-01) (original) December 2017 (expected reopening)
Closed	September 26, 1986 (1986-09-26) (original)

Sankuaicuo Station (Chinese: 三塊厝車站; pinyin: Sānkuàicuò Chēzhàn) is a former train station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.^[1]

History

The southern railway project began near the beginning of Japanese rule of Taiwan in 1908. Sankuaicuo Station, was the first station on the eastern spur of what is now the TRA Western Line, where a temporary station (臨時停車場) opened on February 1 of the same year. It was subsequently replaced by a permanent station building in 1923. During that time, the train station contributed greatly to the local industry but became a third-class station (三等駅) with the opening of the new Takao Station in June 1941.

Sankuaicuo Station was closed to passengers in 1962 due to falling passenger numbers, however goods handling continued at the station until it was finally abandoned on September 26, 1986. The permanent way between Sankuaicuo and Kaohsiung Port Station was removed between July 1990 and November 1995. On September 9, 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government designated the 1923 Sankuaicuo Station building as a historical site.

A new underground Sankuaicuo Station is expected to open in December 2017 as part of the underground relocation of tracks of the southern section of the Taiwan Trunk Line.

Architecture

The station building was built with bricks, cement and mortar. It is covered with washed stone.

Transportation

The station building is accessible within walking distance west of Kaohsiung Station.

See also

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• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
• Qishan Train Station

References