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集集火車站

Jiji Train Station

集集火車站建站背景

光緒19年（1893），台北新竹通車，於「楊梅壢」設「頭重溪」站，1899年改在楊梅壢設驛，1920年9月10日改稱楊梅驛，1929年因改線遷移站址，原站拆除移至集集。

In 1893, the train started working between Taipei and Xingchu, a station was built in Yangmei. In 1929, the station was being relocated, and the building was moved to Jiji.

集集火車站建築特色

1. 全檜木建築。
2. 建築型式：「木造平家切妻洋小屋」─中譯「木構造、懸山式屋頂、歐式木桁架一樓建築」。 
3. 日據時期建築法規定：公共建築跨度超過5公尺需用歐式桁架為屋頂，集集車站跨度為6.52公尺。  
4. 日據時期建築需保留3.6-4公尺的「亭子腳」─騎樓迴廊，但並非所有木造車站都如此設計

Characteristics of Jiji Train Station

1. Built entirely with cypress.
2.  A one floor, wooden structure with a western wooden truss design.
3.  According to Japanese building codes: public buildings wider than 5m has to utilize the European wooden truss style for the roof. The width of Jiji Train Station is 6.52m.
4. All buildings built during the Japanese ruling period had to leave an arcade 3.6-4 meters. However, not all wooden structured stations were built with an arcade. 

集集火車站          --中文導覽解說

Jiji Train Station  --英文導覽解說