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Line(s)
  
West Coast (103)

Connections
  
Bus stop

Distance
  
40.9 km from Keelung

Structure type
  
At-Grade


Location
  
Shulin, New Taipei Taiwan

Operated by
  
Taiwan Railway Administration

Address
  
號, No. 112, Zhenqian Street, Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 238

Similar
  
Shanjia Station, Fuzhou Station, Qidu Station, Wudu Station, Yingge Station

taiwan railway shulin station


Shulin Station (Chinese: 樹林車站; pinyin: Shùlín Chēzhàn) is a station on the Taiwan Railway Administration West Coast Line located in Shulin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

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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. The station is also the origin station for most eastbound trains to Yilan, Hualien, and Taitung.

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.

    • 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

    • References

    Shulin Station Wikipedia
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