Spectral Codex
竹東車站

Zhudong Railway Station

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Zhudong Railway Station (竹東車站)
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NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 10
Shutter Speed
1/400 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
15.3 EV
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3600 × 2400

A railway station on the Neiwan Line (內灣線) in Zhudong. It opened in 1947 as the terminus of the Zhudong Line (竹東支線), the first branch railway built in post-war Taiwan, completing a project begun in the Japanese colonial era to carry timber and minerals out of the rugged interior. The single-storey brick and timber station house was adapted from colonial Railway Department plans, with an entrance finished in a vaguely Art Deco manner and an interior that retains its original ticket window, stationmaster’s office, and safe. It was registered as a historic building in 2010 and remains in service as the highest-grade station on any TRA branch line.

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  • Historic Building (歷史建築)

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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.