Tainan railway station

Tainan

臺南
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese台南
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáinán
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-lâm
General information
Location4 Sec 2 Beimen Rd
East District, Tainan
Taiwan
Coordinates22°59′50″N 120°12′47″E / 22.9971°N 120.2130°E / 22.9971; 120.2130
Line(s)
Distance353.2 km to Keelung via Taichung
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code
  • 175 (three-digit)
  • 1228 (four-digit)
  • A77 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Tainan/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened1900-11-29
Rebuilt1936-03
Electrified1979-04-23
Passengers
201719.670 million per year 1.69%
Rank4 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Daqiao
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Bao'an
towards Pingtung
Location
Tainan
Location within Taiwan

Tainan (Chinese: 台南; pinyin: Táinán) is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Situated in centre of the old town square in the East District of Tainan, Tainan Station is the main station of the city and also one of the major stations along the western trunk line in Taiwan. The Shalun line, opened in 2011, allows through services to link the station with THSR Tainan Station.