# Donghai railway station

Donghai railway station (Chinese: 東海車站; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Fangliao Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is located on the Pingtung line and is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It has one side platform.
This station is a greeting station. The station is in the "Taiwan Railway South Link Railway Station Renovation Project" to renovate the station's exterior facilities and surrounding landscape, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
The train numbers listed are for reference only. All express trains do stop, except for the southbound 3001 and 3005, and the northbound 3028 and 3032. All other express trains do stop. All local trains stop.
According to 2023 data, the station's daily passenger volume is approximately 185, ranking 191st among Taiwan Railway stations.

## History

* January 16, 1953: Along with the restoration of the Linbian Station and Fangliao Station section, Beiqiwei Station was established .
* January 1, 1966: Because the administrative area belonged to Donghai Village , Fangliao Township , the station name was changed to "Donghai Station" to match the place name.
* January 1, 1979: It was downgraded from a simple station to a greeting station and was designated to be managed by Jiadong Station .
* July 16, 2003: The management station was changed from Jiadong Station to Fangliao Station .
* January 1, 2016: Multi-card card swipe machine activated.
* December 20, 2019: In conjunction with the electrification project of the South-Loop Railway , the Chaozhou to Fangliao section was electrified and opened to traffic.

## Ridership

-2000年 :
| Year | Annual | Annual | Annual | Annual | Daily | Daily |
| Year | Get on the Bus | Get off the Bus | Get on and off the Bus | References | Get on the Bus | Get off the Bus |
| 1975 | 69,427 | 52,998 | 122,425 | | 190 | 335 |
| 1976 | 66,149 | 54,538 | 120,687 | | 181 | 330 |
| 1977 | 64,138 | 49,410 | 113,548 | | 176 | 311 |
| 1978 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 |
| 1979 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 | 無資料 |
| 1980 | 49,882 | 79,174 | 129,056 | | 136 | 353 |
| 1981 | 40,942 | 66,593 | 107,535 | | 112 | 295 |
| 1982 | 40,495 | 70,944 | 111,439 | | 111 | 305 |
| 1983 | 29,706 | 50,945 | 80,651 | | 81 | 221 |
| 1984 | 34,951 | 56,282 | 91,233 | | 95 | 249 |
| 1985 | 36,291 | 57,866 | 94,157 | | 99 | 258 |
| 1986 | 38,167 | 59,444 | 97,611 | | 105 | 267 |
| 1987 | 32,267 | 53,848 | 86,115 | | 88 | 236 |
| 1988 | 18,884 | 38,411 | 57,295 | | 52 | 157 |
| 1989 | 15,595 | 33,021 | 48,616 | | 43 | 133 |
| 1990 | 12,366 | 28,921 | 41,287 | | 34 | 113 |
| 1991 | 10,608 | 25,569 | 36,177 | | 29 | 99 |
| 1992 | 9,070 | 23,594 | 32,664 | | 25 | 89 |
| 1993 | 7,829 | 25,448 | 33,277 | | 21 | 91 |
| 1994 | 6,057 | 25,167 | 31,224 | | 17 | 86 |
| 1995 | 3,388 | 21,021 | 24,409 | | 9 | 67 |
| 1996 | 2,398 | 15,682 | 18,080 | | 7 | 49 |
| 1997 | 3,259 | 17,036 | 20,295 | | 9 | 56 |
| 1998 | 1,706 | 10,324 | 12,030 | | 5 | 33 |
| 1999 | 3,366 | 11,985 | 15,351 | | 9 | 42 |
| 2000 | 1,071 | 13,783 | 14,854 | | 3 | 41 |
2001年- :
| Year | Annual | Annual | Annual | Annual | Daily | Daily |
| Year | Get on the Bus | Get off the Bus | Get on and off the Bus | References | Get on the Bus | Get off the Bus |
| 2001 | 5,851 | 33,416 | 39,267 | | 16 | 108 |
| 2002 | 6,865 | 10,910 | 17,775 | | 19 | 49 |
| 2003 | 6,792 | 8,995 | 15,787 | | 19 | 43 |
| 2004 | 7,755 | 9,115 | 16,870 | | 21 | 46 |
| 2005 | 10,152 | 11,589 | 21,741 | | 28 | 60 |
| 2006 | 14,444 | 16,727 | 31,171 | | 40 | 85 |
| 2007 | 18,267 | 20,070 | 38,337 | | 50 | 105 |
| 2008 | 18,880 | 20,297 | 39,177 | | 52 | 107 |
| 2009 | 11,359 | 11,716 | 23,075 | | 43 | 86 |
| 2010 | 14,613 | 17,545 | 32,158 | | 40 | 88 |
| 2011 | 14,806 | 18,633 | 33,439 | | 41 | 92 |
| 2012 | 17,469 | 21,130 | 38,599 | | 48 | 105 |
| 2013 | 19,648 | 23,082 | 42,730 | | 54 | 117 |
| 2014 | 21,345 | 24,250 | 45,595 | | 58 | 125 |
| 2015 | 18,766 | 22,237 | 41,003 | | 51 | 112 |
| 2016 | 18,883 | 20,160 | 39,043 | | 52 | 107 |
| 2017 | 19,229 | 19,910 | 39,139 | | 53 | 107 |
| 2018 | 18,951 | 20,139 | 39,090 | | 52 | 107 |
| 2019 | 18,715 | 21,110 | 39,825 | | 51 | 109 |
| 2020 | 21,110 | 26,148 | 47,258 | | 58 | 129 |
| 2021 | 18,268 | 19,520 | 37,788 | | 50 | 104 |
| 2022 | 18,423 | 31,001 | 49,424 | | 50 | 135 |
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