Wudu (traditional Chinese: 五堵車站; simplified Chinese: 五堵车站; pinyin: Wǔdǔ Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

Wudu

五堵
Taiwan Railway
General information
Location17 Changan Rd.
Xizhi, New Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°04′40″N 121°40′03″E / 25.077864°N 121.667628°E / 25.077864; 121.667628
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance11.7 km from Keelung
Platforms1 Island platform, 1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1 June 1902 (1902-06-01)[1]
Passengers
4,013 daily (2023) [2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Baifu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Xizhi
towards Pingtung

History

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The station was opened on 1 June 1902, during Japanese rule.[1] The station is now mostly used by commuters to and from Keelung and Taipei, and the only trains that stop here are the local trains.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. 36. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "New Taipei City Government -". foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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