Douliu Station

Douliu Station 斗六車站
Douliu Station
Location
County	Yunlin
City	Douliu
Info
Type	At-Grade
History
Opened	February 1, 1904 Current: December 19, 2008
Former name	斗六驛 (Japanese)
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Western Line (158/A58)
Daily Ridership	11,549 (2010)[1]
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Administration
Taiwan Railway Administration Station
Level	一等
Zhuyin Code	ㄉㄡ
Mileage (from Keelung)	260.6 km
There is a bus stop near this station.

Douliu Station (斗六車站) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Douliu, Yunlin County, Taiwan.

Overview

The station has two island platforms. Ticketing and customer service are located in the main concourse on the second floor, while tracks are located in front of and behind the station. The station has an accessibility elevator.

History

Douliu Station under construction in 2007.

• February 1, 1904: The station opened as Toroku-eki (斗六驛).
• 1940: After an earthquake, the station was closed for three months for reconstruction.
• November 1958: The second-generation station (with reinforced concrete) was completed.
• November 3, 2006: The second-generation station was demolished.
• December 19, 2008: The current cross-platform station opened for service.

Platform layout

1	1A	■ Western Line (Southbound departure)	Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
		■ Western Line (Southbound through service)	Toward Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
2	1B	■ Western Line (Southbound)	Toward Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ South-Link Line (Southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
3	2A	■ Western Line (Northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei
		■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line)	Toward Yilan, Suao, Hualien
4	2B	■ Western Line (Northbound departure)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei
		■ Western Line (Northbound through service)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei

Around the Station

• Douliou City area
• Huwei River
• Yunlin River
• Yunlin County Government
• Douliu City Office
• National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
• TransWorld University
• Douliu High School

Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Shiliu toward Keelung		Western Line		Dounan toward Kaohsiung

References

1. ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. http://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/intro/file/99Year/pdf/t11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 

External links

• TRA Douliou Station (Chinese (Taiwan))
• TRA Douliou Station (English)

Coordinates: 23°42′42.9″N 120°32′28.3″E / 23.711917°N 120.541194°E / 23.711917; 120.541194