Qishan railway station (Taiwan)

Qishan Station (Chinese: 旗山車站; pinyin: Qíshān Chēzhàn) is a former train station in Cishan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[1][2]

Qishan Station 旗山車站
Former train station
Location	Cishan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Coordinates	22°53′04.2″N 120°28′55.2″E
Line(s)	Qiwei Branch Line
History
Opened	1912
Closed	1978

History

The station was originally built by the Japanese government in Taiwan in 1912 to transport sugar cane, rice, bananas and people along the Qiwei Branch line. In the following decade, the railway began to serve passengers. The railway was decommissioned in 1978 with only the station buildings left intact.[3]

Formally abandoned in 1982, it was designated a municipal historic building in 2005, then underwent renovation and was reopened on 27 July 2009 as a tourist attraction in a ceremony attended by Kaohsiung County Magistrate Yang Chiu-hsing.[4][5]

Architecture

The 1-story station building is made of wood and has an octagonal shape.[4] Its style was influenced by Tudor architecture.[6]

Features

Around the station is the Qishan Old Street, Qishan Cultural Park, and Qishan Elementary School.[4]

See also

• Shengxing Station

References

1. "Qishan Township in Greater Kaohsiung 高雄旗山".
2. "Cishan Railway Station".
3. Crook, Steven (29 May 2020). "Highways and Byways: Taiwan's retired railway stations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
4. "Qishan station re-opened after restoration". The China Post. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
5. Cheng, Chi-fong; Hsu, Elizabeth (25 January 2020). "Abandoned railway station bringing past to life". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
6. Crook, Steven (29 May 2020). "Highways and Byways: Taiwan's retired railway stations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 May 2020.