Shulin railway station explained

Shulin
Native Name:	樹林
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Mlanguage:	Shulin T: 樹林 Bpmf: ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ P: Shùlín
Symbol Location:	tw
Symbol:	tra
Type:	TRA railway station
Address:	112 Zhanqian St
Borough:	Shulin District, New Taipei^[1]
Country:	Taiwan
Coordinates:	24.9913°N 121.4246°W
Distance:	40.9 km to Keelung^[2]
Structure:	Ground level
Code:	103 (three-digit) 1012 (four-digit) A15 (statistical)
Classification:	First class ^[3]
Opened:	^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Electrified:	^[7]
Passengers:	11.345 million per year^[8]
Pass Percent:	-0.72
Pass Rank:	10 out of 228
Pass Year:	2017
Map Type:	Taiwan

Shulin 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,, and .

History

• 1901-08-25: Opened as "Shulin Dropping Station"
• 1902-06-01: Name changed to "Shulin Stopping Station"
• 1940-12: Name changed to "Shulin Station"
• 1955-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (2nd) station
• 1966-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (1st) station
• 1985-07-01: Designated as a 1st level station
• 1994-07-26: The old station was demolished. The station was moved into a temporary structure.
• 1997-03-14: Shulin Yard begins operations. The Eastern line terminus is shifted from to Shulin.
• 1997-09-27: The new cross-station type building opens.
• 2007-05-03: The third platform opens.
• 2008-06-20: The -Shulin segment begins trials with payment using the EasyCard.
• 2009-07: A lunchbox counter opens on Platform 2.
• 2010-03-26: EasyCard usage officially begins.

Platform configuration

width=60 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2	1	width=60 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2	1A	width=260 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"	■ West Coast line (southbound)	width=370 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"	toward Taichung,
■ West Coast line (northbound)	terminus
2	1B	■ West Coast line (southbound)	toward Taichung,
3	2A	■ West Coast line (northbound)	toward,
4	2B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	toward,
■ Eastern line (southbound)	toward,, (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

Night Markets

• Shulin Night Market (100m to the east)
• Shulin Xingren Garden Night Market (1.7km to the northwest)

Temples

• Shulin Baoan Temple (350m to the northeast)

Government Offices

• Shulin District Office (150m to the south)

Science and Industrial Parks

• Shulin Datong Science Park (formerly Shulin Winery)

Schools

• Shulin High School (1km to the south)
• Shuren School of Home Economics (Private)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 車站基本資料集 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 3 November 2018.
2. Web site: zh:各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
3. Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh.
4. Book: Lee . Yung-chang . A Living Landmark . April 2017 . Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC . Taipei, Taiwan . 978-986-05-1933-4 . 4 September 2018.
5. Web site: zh:車站簡介 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Shulin/CP.aspx?SN=13892 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 2 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
6. Book: 蘇昭旭 . 2018 . zh:台灣鐵路車站大觀 . The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations . 人人出版 . 978-986-461-140-9 . 41 . zh-tw.
7. Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 4 September 2018 . zh.
8. Web site: zh:臺鐵統計資訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh.