Sankeng railway station

Railway station in Keelung, Taiwan

25°07′23″N 121°44′31″E / 25.123081°N 121.742°E / 25.123081; 121.742Owned byTaiwan Railways AdministrationOperated byTaiwan Railways AdministrationLine(s) Western Trunk linePlatforms1 islandTrain operatorsTaiwan Railways AdministrationConstructionStructure typeElevatedHistoryOpened3 May 2009 (2009-05-03)^[1]Passengers2,425 daily (2014)^[2] Services

Preceding station	Taiwan Railway			Following station
Keelung Terminus		Western Trunk line		Badu towards Pingtung

Sankeng (Chinese: 三坑車站; pinyin: Sānkēng Chēzhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-kheⁿ Chhia-chām) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Ren'ai District, Keelung City, Taiwan.^[3]

History

The station was opened on 3 May 2009, as a result of TRA's policy of transforming its railroad lines into MRT-type railroad. The only train that stops at this station is the local train.^[1]

Platform layout

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound departure)	Toward Qidu, Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound departure)	Toward Keelung

Around the station

Keelung Miaokow Night Market (Chinese: 基隆廟口/廟口夜市)

References

^ ^a ^b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 33. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Panoramio - Photo of sankeng station 三坑車站". panoramio.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.