Dadu () is a
railway station
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on the
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Pa ...
(TRA)
West Coast line (Coastal line) located in
Dadu District
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,
Taichung
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,
Taiwan
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.
History
The station was opened on 15 December 1920.
Structure
*There is an
island platform
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at the station.
*There is no overpass and underpass at the station, and so passengers have to obey the staff's instructions concerning the crossing of the railway.
Service
As a minor station, Dadu Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車). A few times per day a ''Chu-Kuang Express'' (莒光號) or a ''
Tzu-Chiang Limited Express
Tze-Chiang (), also Tzu-chiang or Ziqiang, is a type of limited express train service operated by Taiwan Railway (TR). Of the five service classes operated by TR, the Tze-Chiang service is the fastest. Ticketing is done on the basis of mileage ( ...
'' (自強號) stops at the station.
Around the station
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Huangxi Academy
The Huangxi Academy () is a former academy in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.
History
The building was originally built in 1888 as an extended building to the existing Wenchang Temple. The building was closed during the Japanese rule of Taiwa ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
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References
Railway stations in Taichung
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1920
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