Sankuaicuo () is a railway station in
Sanmin District
Sanmin District () is a District (Taiwan), district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
During the Ming dynasty, the Wang, Tsai, and Cheng families built houses in the area to farm the land. The area was thus named ''Sankuaicu'' (). After the Retro ...
,
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
, Taiwan.
History
The southern Taiwan railway project began near the beginning of
Japanese rule in 1908. Sankuaicuo, the first station on the eastern spur of what is now the , where a opened on 1 February of the same year. It was subsequently replaced by a then-permanent station building in 1923. During that time, the railway station contributed greatly to the local industry but became a with the opening of the new (''Takao'') station in June 1941.
Sankuaicuo was closed to passengers in 1962 due to falling passenger numbers, however goods handling continued at the station until it was finally closed on 26 September 1986. The
permanent way
Railway track ( and International Union of Railways, UIC terminology) or railroad track (), also known as permanent way () or "P way" ( and English in the Commonwealth of Nations#Indian subcontinent, Indian English), is the structure on a Ra ...
between Sankuaicuo and Kaohsiung Port was removed between July 1990 and November 1995. On 9 September 2004, the
Kaohsiung City Government
The Kaohsiung City Government is the municipal government of Kaohsiung. It was formed after the merger of Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung City in December 2010. Its chief administrator is the directly elected mayor of Kaohsiung.
History
In ...
designated the old Sankuaicuo station building as a historical site.
A new station was built and opened on 14 October 2018 as part of the underground relocation of railway tracks in Kaohsiung.
Architecture
The station building was built with bricks, cement and mortar. It is covered with washed stone.
See also
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel (Beigan), Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel (Nangan), Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Bopiliao Historic Block
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* E ...
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Qishan Train Station
References
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Buildings and structures in Kaohsiung
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1908
Railway stations in Taiwan closed in 1986
Tourist attractions in Kaohsiung
Transport infrastructure completed in 2018