Taitung railway station


Taitung is a railway station of Taiwan Railways Administration. It lies at the junction of the Hualien-Taitung line and the South-link line in Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan.

History

During the construction work of the back part of Taitung Station in 1980, a historic settlement area was discovered when graveyard containing several thousand slate coffins was unearthed, with some bodies still laid within. Around 20,000 pieces of jade, pottery and stone tools were also found. This had caught the attention of the government to carry out archaeological work and build a national museum to preserve the artifacts. The area officially opened in 1997 as the Beinan Cultural Park.

Structure

There are three island platforms.

Service

YearRidership
19981,760
19991,868
20002,447
20012,897
20023,266
20032,915
20043,223
20053,435
20063,475
20073,483
20083,597
20093,060
20103,595
20113,738
20124,002
20134,258
20144,956
20155,283
20165,253

Around the station