Shulin Station
Shulin Station 樹林車站 | |
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| Shulin Station Entrance | |
| Location | |
| City | New Taipei |
| District(s) | Shulin |
| Info | |
| Type | At-Grade |
| History | |
| Opened | August 25, 1901 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Western Line (103) |
| Daily Ridership | 30,521 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等站 |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄕㄨ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) | 40.9 km |
 There is a bus stop near this station. | |
Shulin Station (Chinese: 樹林車站; pinyin: Shùlín Chēzhàn) is a station on the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line located in Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Overview
The station has two island platforms and a side platform. The side platform opened on May 3, 2007, but is only rarely used for terminating trains. The cross station-type building allows passengers to buy tickets on the second floor with connections to platforms at ground level.
History
- August 25, 1901: Opened as "Shulin Dropping Station"
- June 1, 1902: Name changed to "Shulin Stopping Station"
- December 1940: Name changed to "Shulin Station"
- January 1, 1955: Designated as a 2nd level (2nd) station
- January 1, 1966: Designated as a 2nd level (1st) station
- July 1, 1985: Designated as a 1st level station
- July 26, 1994: The old station was demolished. The station was moved into a temporary structure.
- March 14, 1997: Shulin Yard begins operations. The Eastern Line terminus is shifted from Banqiao to Shulin.
- September 27, 1997: The new cross-station type building opens.
- May 3, 2007: The third platform opens.
- June 20, 2008: The Taipei-Shulin segment begins trials with payment using the EasyCard.
- July 2009: A lunchbox counter opens on Platform 2.
- March 26, 2010: EasyCard usage officially begins.
Platform configuration
| 1 | 1A | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | toward Taichung, Kaohsiung |
| ■ Eastern Line (Northbound) | terminus | ||
| 2 | 1B | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | toward Taichung, Kaohsiung |
| 3 | 2A | ■ Eastern Line (Northbound) | toward Taipei, Keelung |
| 4 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | toward Taipei, Keelung |
| ■ Eastern Line (Southbound) | toward Hualien, Taitung, Kaohsiung (via the South-Link Line) | ||
| ■ Eastern Line (Northbound) | terminus | ||
| 5 | ■ Linkou Line (North/Southbound) | shunting | |
| 7 | 3 | ■ Eastern Line (North/Southbound) | terminus |
Around the Station
- Shulin City Office
- Shulin Baoan Temple
- Shulin Junior High School
- Shuren School of Home Economics (Private)
- Shulin Datong Science Park (formerly Shulin Winery)
- Banqiao Xikun Junior High School
- Shulin High School
Nearby stations
| Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Keelung | Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Shulin Station. |
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Coordinates: 24°59′29.32″N 121°25′30.06″E / 24.9914778°N 121.4250167°E