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造橋車站

Zaoqiao Railway Station

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Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站) is an old Japanese colonial era railway station in Miaoli. A wooden station was first established here in 1903 but it was heavily damaged, like so many other structures in this part of the island, by the 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake. The current station building dates back to 1935, and looks much like several other stations built around that time, Ershui Station (二水車站), Qingshui Station (清水車站), and Tongluo Station (銅鑼車站) among them. Although the design is not unique small differences have accumulated over nearly a century of continuous use.

Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
A first look at the old station.
Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
27.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.3 EV
Download
3600 × 2400
The station design is not unique; there are several others of its vintage that have roughly the same plans, with small differences.
Arriving at Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
29.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.0 EV
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3600 × 2400
An oblique view of the station front just as a handful of arrivals start streaming out.
Pumpkin Conductor at Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 7.1
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
Pumpkins are one of the most well-known agricultural products from Zaoqiao, hence the theme of this signboard out front.
Inside Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/100 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
10.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
A glimpse inside the old station house. It is now completely automated, without ticket collectors.
Night View at Zaoqiao Station (造橋車站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/15 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
1100
Exposure Value
7.5 EV
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3600 × 2400
A grainy photo of the old station at night, from a quick visit in 2019.

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Alexander Synaptic
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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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