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Shulin railway station

Coordinates: 24°59′29″N 121°25′29″E / 24.9914°N 121.4246°E / 24.9914; 121.4246
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Shulin

樹林
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Shulin
Traditional Chinese樹林
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShùlín
Bopomofoㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
General information
Location112 Zhenqian St
Shulin District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates24°59′29″N 121°25′29″E / 24.9914°N 121.4246°E / 24.9914; 121.4246
Line(s)
Distance40.9 km[note 1][1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Shulin/index.aspx Template:Zh icon
History
Opened1893[2]
Rebuilt1997-09-27
Electrified1978-02-24[3]
Passengers
201711.345 million per year[4]
Rank10 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Banqiao
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line South Shulin
towards Pingtung
Location
Shulin is located in Taiwan
Shulin
Shulin
Location within Taiwan
Shulin station lunchbox counter in the style of Taiwan Railway EMU700 series

Shulin (Chinese: 樹林車站; pinyin: Shùlín Chēzhàn) is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration.

Overview

The station has two island platforms and a side platform. The side platform opened on 3 May 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. The station is also the origin station for most eastbound trains to Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung.

History

  • 25 August 1901: Opened as "Shulin Dropping Station"
  • 1 June 1902: Name changed to "Shulin Stopping Station"
  • December 1940: Name changed to "Shulin Station"
  • 1 January 1955: Designated as a 2nd level (2nd) station
  • 1 January 1966: Designated as a 2nd level (1st) station
  • 1 July 1985: Designated as a 1st level station
  • 26 July 1994: The old station was demolished. The station was moved into a temporary structure.
  • 14 March 1997: Shulin Yard begins operations. The Eastern line terminus is shifted from Banqiao to Shulin.
  • 27 September 1997: The new cross-station type building opens.
  • 3 May 2007: The third platform opens.
  • 20 June 2008: The Taipei-Shulin segment begins trials with payment using the EasyCard.
  • July 2009: A lunchbox counter opens on Platform 2.
  • 26 March 2010: EasyCard usage officially begins.

Platform configuration

1 1A West Coast line (southbound) toward Taichung, Kaohsiung
West Coast line (northbound) terminus
2 1B West Coast line (southbound) toward Taichung, Kaohsiung
3 2A West Coast line (northbound) toward Taipei, Keelung
4 2B West Coast 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "臺鐵大事紀". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.


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