Pingtung () is a railway station in
Pingtung County
Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county ...
, Taiwan served by
Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has two
island platforms
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single railway platform, platform is positioned between two railway track, tracks within a railway station, ...
. The station was rebuilt on elevated tracks on 23 August 2015.
History
*20 December 1913: The station opened as .
*1 October 1920: Because the location was east of
Mount Banping
Mount Banping () is a mountain in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Name
The name ''Banping'' means half screen, named so because of the mountain steep side resembles a painted screen.
History
During the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, the mo ...
, the area and station became known as .
*5 October 1962: Station rebuilt.
*23 August 2015: Station rebuilt on elevated tracks.
Platform layout
Station Layout
Around the station
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National Pingtung University, Minsheng Campus
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Pingtung Art Museum
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Pingtung County Government
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Pingtung County Council
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Pingtung Performing Arts Center
The Pingtung Performing Arts Center () is a performance center in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The performing arts center is Southern Taiwan’s first county/city-level concert hall with a pipe organ. Built by the Alexander Schuke Po ...
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Pingtung Tutorial Academy
The Pingtung Tutorial Academy () is a former tutorial academy in Taiping Village, Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
The tutorial academy was built in 1815 during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan by Hsiadanshui County Deputy Govern ...
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Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial
The Zhong-Sheng-Gong Memorial () is a memorial in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
History
The memorial was constructed in 1929 by the Zhen clan family members who moved to Taiwan from Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty in the 18th centur ...
* Pingtung Night Market
* Tangrong Elementary School
* Zhongzheng Elementary School
* Bus transfer stations
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
References
External links
TRA Pingtung StationTRA Pingtung Station
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Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Pingtung County
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1913