Changhua () is a railway station in

Changhua City Changhua (Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Chiong-hòa'' or ''Chiang-hòa''), officially known as Changhua City, is a county-administered city and the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. For many centuries the site was home to a settlement of ...

Changhua County Changhua (Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴'') is a Taiwanese County (Taiwan), county that is the smallest on the Geography of Taiwan, main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.24 million, Chan ...

, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. It is located at the southern junction of the

Taichung line The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the Taiwan Railway. It is one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan, passing the inland area and Downtown Taichung. It has a total length of , all of which is double track. ...

and Coastal line, where the line continues onto the southern section of the West Coast line.

Overview

The station has two

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

s and one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

. Currently, there is an overpass at the south side of the station to access the back station platforms. A cross-platform station is currently under construction on the north side.

History

*26 March 1905: The station opened as Changhua-eki (彰化驛). *1918: The second-generation station was completed. *1922: The fan-shaped depot was constructed, as well as an overpass for the station. *10 December 1958: Construction on the current station is completed. *15 June 1959: The current station begins service. Also, a restaurant in the station was built (it has since ceased operating). *19 January 2004: The fan-shaped depot is designated as a historical site. *27 May 2005: Renovation on the fan-shaped depot is completed. *25 February 2008: In order to increase service, the Taroko Express begins stopping at the station.

Platform layout

Around the station

* Changhua Arts Hall * Changhua City Library * Changhua County Art Museum * Changhua County Council * Changhua County Government * Changhua Girls' Senior High School * Changhua Roundhouse * Changhua Wude Hall * Chienkuo Technology University * Kaihua Temple * National Changhua University of Education * Yuanching Temple *

Office * Taiwan Theater * Changhua Theater *

Police Department * Changhua bus transfer stations

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