Tanzi railway station

Railway station located in Taichung, Taiwan

Taiwan Railways Administration

Line(s)

Western Trunk line

Distance184.1 km from KeelungPlatforms2 island platforms (1 closed)ConstructionStructure typeAt-grade (will be elevated in future)Other informationClassification三等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)HistoryOpened15 May 1905Previous namesTanshiken-eki (潭子墘駅)Passengers4,683 daily (2014)^[1] Services

Preceding station	Taiwan Railway			Following station
Lilin towards Keelung		Western Trunk line		Toujiacuo towards Pingtung

Tanzi (Chinese: 潭子車站; pinyin: Tánzi Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Mountain line) located in Tanzi District, Taichung City, Taiwan. The station was once the eastern terminal for the now defunct TRA Shengang line. The current station is located on ground level. As part of the elevatization process of the West Coast line, a new elevated Tanzi Station is currently under construction and will open on 29 March 2016.

Platform Layout

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Towards Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ West Coast line (southbound Sea line, through Chengzhui line)	Towards Zhuifen, Shalu, Dajia, Tongxiao
		■ West Coast line (southbound)	Towards Fangliao, Taitung (via South-link line)
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Towards Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
2	1B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Towards Yilan, Taitung, Fangliao, Kaohsiung (via South-link line)

Train services

As a minor station, Tanzi Station is primarily serviced by Local Trains (區間車). A few times per day a Chu-Kuang Express (莒光號) or a Tzu-Chiang Limited Express (自強號) stops at the station.