Yuanlin railway station

Not to be confused with Yuanli railway station.

Yuanlin (Chinese: 員林; pinyin: Yuánlín) is a railway station in Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Yuanlin 員林
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	員林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuánlín Bopomofo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
General information
Location	55 Minquan St, Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23.9592°N 120.5696°E / 23.9592; 120.5696
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	225.6 km to Keelung via Taichung[1]
Connections	Local bus (350 m) Coach (350 m)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A51 (statistical)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/yuanlin/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1905-03-26[3]
Rebuilt	2014-11-24
Electrified	1978-12-19[4]
Key dates
1949-09	Rebuilt
1961-05	Rebuilt
2003-01-23	Rebuilt
Passengers
2017	6.186 million per year[5]  2.87%
Rank	21 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Dacun towards Keelung Western Trunk line Yongjing towards Kaohsiung
Location Yuanlin Location within Taiwan

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, Kaohsiung (Yongjing)
	Island platform
	Platform 1A	TRA West Coast line toward Tainan, Kaohsiung (Yongjing)
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Original platform diagram

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Douliu, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
		■ South-link line (southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
		■ Jiji line (southbound)	Toward Jiji, Checheng
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Shalu, Dajia Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
		■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound)	Toward Suao, Hualien, Taitung

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