Yuanlin railway station explained

Yuanlin railway station should not be confused with Yuanli railway station.

Yuanlin
Native Name:	員林
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Mlanguage:	Yuanlin T: 員林 Bpmf: ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ P: Yuánlín
Symbol Location:	tw
Symbol:	tra
Type:	TRA railway station
Address:	55 Minquan St, Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan
Coordinates:	23.9592°N 120.5696°W
Distance:	225.6 km to Keelung via Taichung^[1]
Structure:	Elevated
Code:	A51 (statistical)
Classification:	First class ^[2]
Opened:	1905-03-26^[3]
Rebuilt:	2014-11-24
Years1:	1949-09
Events1:	Rebuilt
Years2:	1961-05
Events2:	Rebuilt
Years3:	2003-01-23
Events3:	Rebuilt
Electrified:	1978-12-19^[4]
Passengers:	6.186 million per year^[5]
Pass Percent:	2.87
Pass Rank:	21 out of 228
Pass Year:	2017
Map Type:	Taiwan

Yuanlin is a railway station in Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The original station had one island platform and one side platform. The station underwent construction and converted into an elevated station in 2014.

Current platform diagram

Elevated Level	Platform 2B	TRA West Coast line toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun)
Island platform
Platform 2A	TRA West Coast line toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun)
Platform 1B	TRA West Coast line toward Tainan, (Yongjing)
Island platform
Platform 1A	TRA West Coast line toward Tainan, (Yongjing)
Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Original platform diagram

width=25 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3	1	width=30 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3	1A	width=290 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"	■ West Coast line (southbound)	width=290 style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"	Toward Douliu,, Tainan,
■ South-link line (southbound)	Toward,
■ Jiji line (southbound)	Toward Jiji, Checheng
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Shalu, Dajia ,,
■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound)	Toward Suao,,

History

• 1905-03-26: The station opens for service.
• 1961-03-28: A new, concrete station opens for service.
• 2007-09-01: The Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
• 2008-03-11: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.
• 2009-06-29: The elevated track of Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
• 2014-11-02: Current station opens.

Around the station

• Chung Chou University of Science and Technology
• Yuanlin Performance Hall
• Yuanlin City Office
• Yuanlin High School
• Yuanlin Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School
• Yuanlin Transfer Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

External links

• TRA Yuanlin Station
• TRA Yuanlin Station

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Web site: zh:車站簡介 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Yuanlin/CP.aspx?SN=11609 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 5 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008.
4. Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 5 September 2018 . zh.
5. 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.