Yingge Station
Encyclopedia
Yingge Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration
(TRA) Western Line located in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan
.
s and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts EasyCard
or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to Hsinchu
(29 stations).
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
(TRA) Western Line located in Yingge District, New Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
Overview
The station has two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s and the main station building is located over the tracks. The station accepts EasyCard
EasyCard
The EasyCard is a contactless smartcard system operated by the Taipei Smart Card Corporation for payment on the Taipei MRT, buses, and other public transport services in Taipei since June 2002. Its use has since been expanded to include convenience stores, department stores, supermarkets, and...
or TWSC for payment for travel from Ruifang to Hsinchu
Hsinchu Station
Hsinchu Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Neiwan Line located at Hsinchu City, Taiwan.- Service :...
(29 stations).
History
- August 25, 1901: The station opens for service.
- January 24, 2003: The new station building located over the tracks opens for service.
- August 1, 2008: The use of EasyCardEasyCardThe EasyCard is a contactless smartcard system operated by the Taipei Smart Card Corporation for payment on the Taipei MRT, buses, and other public transport services in Taipei since June 2002. Its use has since been expanded to include convenience stores, department stores, supermarkets, and...
starts at this station.
Around the station
- Dahan River
- Yingge District Office
- Old Yingge Station
- New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
- Yingge Old Street