Jiji () 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 ...
Jiji line located in
Jiji Township,
Nantou County
Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...
,
Taiwan
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.
History
The station was opened for operation on 14 January 1922 during
Japanese rule which was mostly used for transporting materials to the nearby
power plant
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.
The station relocated to its current location on 2 February 1930. The station was severely damaged in the
1999 Jiji earthquake
The Chi-Chi earthquake (later also known as the Jiji earthquake, 921 Earthquake, or the great earthquake of September 21), was a 7.3 Richter magnitude scale, ML or 7.7 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji, Nanto ...
(921 earthquake) on 21 September 1999 and was reconstructed in 2001. Contactless smart card fare gates were installed at this station on 30 June 2015.
Around the station
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Jiji Military History Park
The Jiji Military History Park () is a historical park in Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan about the Republic of China Armed Forces.
Features
The park displays a set of fighter jet, airplane, battle tank, rocket launcher, amphibious tank et ...
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Jiji Weir
The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China ...
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Mingxin Academy
The Mingxin Academy () is a former tutorial academy in Jiji Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
History
The academy was built in 1885 during the Qing Dynasty rule as the first private school within the area. In 1908, it moved to its current loc ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
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References
Railway stations in Nantou County
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1922
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