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Dadu railway station (Taiwan)

Railway station in Dadu, Taichung, Taiwan

24°09′14.4″N 120°32′32.6″E / 24.154000°N 120.542389°E / 24.154000; 120.542389Owned byTaiwan Railways AdministrationOperated byTaiwan Railways AdministrationLine(s) Western Trunk lineTrain operatorsTaiwan Railways AdministrationHistoryOpened25 December 1920 (1920-12-25)^[1]Passengers1,334 daily (2023) ^[2]

Dadu (Chinese: 大肚車站; pinyin: Dàdù Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) West Coast line (Coastal line) located in Dadu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

History

The station was opened on 15 December 1920.^[1]

Structure

There is an island platform 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 (自強號) stops at the station.

Around the station

Huangxi Academy

References

^ ^a ^b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 61. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.