Shulin railway station

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

Shulin 樹林
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	樹林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shùlín Bopomofo ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
General information
Location	112 Zhanqian St Shulin District, New Taipei[1] Taiwan
Coordinates	24.9913°N 121.4246°E / 24.9913; 121.4246[1]
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	40.9 km to Keelung[2]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	103 (three-digit)[1] 1012 (four-digit)[1] A15 (statistical)[3]
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)[4]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/shulin/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	25 August 1901 (1901-08-25)[5][6][7]
Rebuilt	27 September 1997 (1997-09-27)[7]
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[8]
Passengers
2017	11.345 million per year[3]  0.72%
Rank	10 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Fuzhou towards Keelung Western Trunk line South Shulin towards Kaohsiung
Location Shulin Location within Taiwan

Shulin station lunchbox counter in the style of Taiwan Railway EMU700 series

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

• 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 Banqiao to Shulin.
• 1997-09-27: The new cross-station type building opens.
• 2007-05-03: The third platform opens.
• 2008-06-20: The Taipei-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

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

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