Zhuqi railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Zhuqi, Chiayi County, Taiwan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
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| native_name = 竹崎車站
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| address = Zhuqi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
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| owned = Forestry Bureau
| operator = Alishan Forest Railway
| line = Alishan
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| opened = 1 October 1912
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Zhuqi ({{zh|t=竹崎車站|p=Zhúqí Chēzhàn}}) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is the start of the uphill section of the railway line.{{cite web|url=https://afrch.forest.gov.tw/en/0000084|title=Zhuqi Station|website=Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office|access-date=5 January 2021}}
History
The station was constructed in 1906-1910 and opened on 1 October 1912. In 1952, the station underwent renovation and turned into what it is today.{{cite web|url=http://cloud.culture.tw/frontsite_eng/emapEngAction.do?method=showEmapDetail&objectId=12039|title=Zhuqi Station|publisher=Cloud Culture|access-date=22 August 2014}}
Architecture
The station is located 127 meters above sea level. Since the station is the dividing point between the flat and uphill sections of the railway, there is a wye to the east of the station used for moving the locomotive to the back of the train, or to switch the locomotive entirely.{{cite web |title=竹崎車站 |url=https://www.tbocc.gov.tw/SightLib/Sight_Detail.aspx?id=bb574adb-ccd2-e411-a5d3-e4115b13f301&page=3&&SearchPagSize_Data=10&SearchDisplay=close&SelectData_KeyWord=all&SelectData_Place=37e6f279-b9c7-e411-9805-e4115b13f301&SelectData_SightClass=all&lang=tw |website=嘉義縣文化觀光局 |access-date=January 5, 2022 |language=zh-tw |date=July 13, 2021}}
See also
References
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Category:Railway stations in Chiayi County
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