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Line(s)
  
Taichung Line (137)

Connections
  
Bus stop

Opened
  
25 May 1903

Distance
  
140.6 km from Keelung

Structure type
  
At-Grade

Province
  
Taiwan Province

Miaoli Station

Location
  
Weigong Rd., No. 1 Miaoli, Miaoli Taiwan

Operated by
  
Taiwan Railway Administration

Address
  
360, Taiwan, Miaoli County, Miaoli City

Similar
  
Zhunan Station, Nanshi Station, Fengfu Station, Miaoli Railway Museum, Houlong Station

Miaoli Station (Chinese: 苗栗車站; pinyin: Miáolì Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line). It is located in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan.

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Overview

The station has one side platform and one island platform. It also has a tourist information center. Miaoli Station is an important station on the Taichung Line and has facilities for freight/cargo services.

History

  • May 25, 1903: The first station, a wooden station, opened for service as Byōritsu-eki (苗栗驛).
  • 1930: The station is reconstructed as a brick building.
  • April 21, 1935: After the 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake, the station was rebuilt.
  • April 24, 1935: The station train depot is reconstructed.
  • 1943: The station was destroyed by bombing during the Pacific War.
  • August 1955: Due to increased traffic at the station, platform 1 was reconstructed, the elevated walkway was demolished, and a new underground tunnel was constructed.
  • November 1975: The third-generation station was reconstructed using reinforced concrete as a two-story station.
  • 1978: The second story and the station entrance are reconstructed to include a clock.
  • 1997: Due to the construction for double-tracking of the Mountain Line, the station is once again reconstructed including the entrance, the platforms, and expansion of the station.
  • October 11, 1998: After the completion of the double-tracking project, the station becomes a stop.
  • June 10, 1999: The TRA Railroad Museum opens for service.
  • November 1, 2006: The Fu-an Underground Passage opens for use.
  • June 25, 2008: The Taroko Express begins servicing the station.
  • June 16, 2009: The station becomes an origin point for the Tzu-Chiang Limited Express.
  • October 29, 2010: The construction for a cross-platform station design begins.
  • December 22, 2010: As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Republic of China, the TRA begins running a Miaoli to Hualien service (via the South-Link Line).

    • Around the station

  • Miaoli Railway Museum
  • National United University
  • Carrefour Miaoli Branch
  • Fengnian St. Night Market
  • Cultural Center Night Market
  • Station Front Market
  • Miaoli Yiming Temple
  • Zhongshan Rd. Old Street
  • Zhongzheng Rd. Old Street
  • Miaoli County Government
  • Miaoli County Public Library
  • Miaoli County Government International Culture Center

    • References

    Miaoli Station Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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