Shalu railway station

Shalu

沙鹿
Taiwan Railway
General information
LocationShalu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E / 24.237000°N 120.557583°E / 24.237000; 120.557583
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)     Western Trunk line
Distance68.5 km from Zhunan
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened25 December 1920 (1920-12-25)[1]
Passengers
5,058 daily (2023) [2]

Shalu (Chinese: 沙鹿車站; pinyin: Shālù Chēzhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soa-la̍k Chhia-chām) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line). It was built in May 1919 and is located in Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

Structure

The station was first built as a wooden structure due to the extreme slopes.

Service

Services began in December 1920 for passengers and cargo.[1][3]

Around the station

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 59. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Shalu Station Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Qingshui
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Longjing
towards Pingtung