Tanzi railway station

Tanzi

潭子
Taiwan Railway
General information
LocationTanzi, Taichung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance184.1 km from Keelung
Platforms2 island platforms (1 closed)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade (will be elevated in future)
Other information
Classification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened15 May 1905
Previous namesTanshiken-eki (潭子墘駅)
Passengers
4,547 daily (2023) [1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Lilin
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Toujiacuo
towards Pingtung

Tanzi (Chinese: 潭子車站; pinyin: Tánzi Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Mountain line) located in Tanzi District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The station was once the eastern terminal for the now defunct TRA Shengang line. The current station is located on ground level. As part of the elevatization process of the West Coast line, a new elevated Tanzi Station is currently under construction and will open on 29 March 2016.

Platform Layout

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1 1A West Coast line (southbound) Towards Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
West Coast line (southbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line) Towards Zhuifen, Shalu, Dajia, Tongxiao
West Coast line (southbound) Towards Fangliao, Taitung (via South-link line)
2 1B West Coast line (northbound) Towards Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
West Coast line (southbound) Towards Yilan, Taitung, Fangliao, Kaohsiung (via South-link line)

Train services

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As a minor station, Tanzi 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-16.

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