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日南車站

Rinan Railway Station

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Rinan Station (日南車站) entered into service on the Coastal Line (海岸線) in 1922. Originally known as Nichinan Station (日南驛) in Japanese, it underwent several romanization changes after 1945, finally settling on its current designation in 2009. It was recognized for its heritage value in 2002 and declared a municipal monument.

Rinan Station (日南車站)
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DC-S5M2
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LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
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ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/200 sec
Focal Length
26.0 mm
ISO
100
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12.6 EV
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A century-old wooden railway station in the warm light of afternoon on New Year’s Day, 2024.
Sidelong View of Rinan Station (日南車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.9 EV
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A sidelong view of the station.

This wooden station is one of the Five Treasures of the Coastal Line (海線五寶), a nickname given to the set of Japanese colonial era railway stations still in use on this line today. It is also the first station on the coastal line when entering Taichung from the north.

Inside Rinan Station (日南車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
250
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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Inside the station: a staffed ticket window, fare table, blank schedule, and other features of the coastal railway network.
A Closer Look at Rinan Station (日南車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 6.3
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
30.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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A closer look at a window on the side of the station. Knob-and-tube wiring can still be seen here, although it is no longer in use.
Railway Worker Dormitory at Rinan Station (日南車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/250 sec
Focal Length
25.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.9 EV
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3600 × 2400
A wooden dormitory just south of the station, likely the residence of a railway worker back in the day.

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  • Status:Public (公有)
  • Heritage designation:Municipal Monument (直轄市定古蹟)
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.

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