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South Shulin Station

南樹林車站
South Shulin Station; 南樹林車站
General information
Location	Shulin, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	24°58′49″N 121°24′32″E / 24.9804°N 121.4089°E
Owned by	Taiwan Railways Administration
Operated by	Taiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Train operators	Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened	23 December 2015
Services

South Shulin (Chinese: 南樹林車站; pinyin: Nán Shùlín Chēzhàn) is a station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Shulin District, New Taipei, Taiwan.^[2]^[3] South Shulin Station is located at the intersection of Zhongshan Road and Dongxing Street.

Name

Representatives of the Shulin District office surveyed 1078 citizens to gather public opinion on a favorable station name. Results of the survey are as follows: South Shulin (42.5%), Dongxing (30.5%). The remaining names include: Shijin Shouji (0.4%), Dongshan (0.3%), Xia Shanjia (0.2%), Shulin Dispatch Station (0.1%), Shujia (0.1%), Xinxing (0.1%), Shuxing (0.1%), New Shulin (0.1%).

Before the opening of the station, the area in which the station is currently located was called "Shulin Train Yard and Simple Train Stop." On 3/25/2015, the Shulin District Office held a naming meeting to determine the name of the future train station. Station names such as Shushan, Shudiao, and South Shulin were considered before deciding on the name South Shulin Station.

History

Shulin Station was built as a commuter station^[4] and is the third station in New Taipei City's Shulin District after Shulin Station and Shanjia Station.^[5]

12/4/2007: Groundbreaking ceremony
2/2009: Construction began, budget NTD 125 million
8/2015: Construction completed
12/23/2015: Station opened

Station structure

one island platform

Platform A: Taiwan Railway main line toward Taoyuan, Hsinchu (Shanjia Station)

Platform B: Taiwan Railway main line toward Taipei, Keelung/Su'ao (Shulin Station)

Service

Service only to local trains
- Trains longer than eight cars are not permitted to stop at this station or similar commuter stations including Sankeng, Fuzhou, Fugang, North Hsinchu.
Management of this station falls under the supervision of Shulin Station.
This station accepts EasyCard, iPASS, and other similar contactless smartcards as payments.

Around the station

Sijihong Community
Shulin Marshalling Yard
YouBike Station
- South Shulin Station
Lujiao Creek Wetlands (1.8km to the southeast)
Dongsheng Park (900m to the northeast)

References

^ 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. 42. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
^ 交通部台灣鐵路管理局 (11 December 2008). "TRA WebSite - shulin". 交通部台灣鐵路管理局. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "South Shulin Station - Shulin - Train Station, Transportation Service | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ Administration.MOC, Taiwan Railways (11 December 2008). "TRA WebSite - English". Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ Liao, George (2 April 2017). "Taiwan Railways Administration showcases its 16 most attractive train stations in light boxes". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[su-1] 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. 42. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.

[2] 交通部台灣鐵路管理局 (11 December 2008). "TRA WebSite - shulin". 交通部台灣鐵路管理局. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[3] "South Shulin Station - Shulin - Train Station, Transportation Service | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[4] Administration.MOC, Taiwan Railways (11 December 2008). "TRA WebSite - English". Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[5] Liao, George (2 April 2017). "Taiwan Railways Administration showcases its 16 most attractive train stations in light boxes". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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