Taipei Railway Workshop ,Taiwan

Taipei Railway Workshop ,Taiwan

Taipei Railway Workshop ,Taiwan

The Taipei Railway Workshop (Chinese: 臺北機廠) was the largest workshop of Taiwan Railways Administration. For decades it manufactured and maintained thousands of railway vehicles. The Workshop was established in 1935 replacing the original workshop, which had become became inadequate. It was the largest railway workshop ever built in Taiwan. The Governor-General of Taiwan recognized its establishment as celebrating the Empire of Japan ruling Taiwan for 40 years.

The 16.82-hectare site on Civic Boulevard was the largest and oldest of its kind on the island. It closed in 2012. It was constructed in 1930 and features distinctive structures such as a 168-meter-long train assembly shed.[1] The operation was transferred to TRA Fugang Vehicle Depot (Chinese: 臺鐵富岡基地).The workshop was recognized as an "official national historic site" in 2015. The government of Taiwan says it is planning to transform the facility into a railway museum.

臺北機廠,簡稱北廠,是臺灣鐵路管理局(簡稱臺鐵)的機務處單位之一,為臺鐵過往主要的車輛維修與改裝基地。
2013年1月10日,富岡車輛基地正式取代其任務。2015年3月15日,臺北機廠舊址經中華民國文化部認定為國定古蹟。

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