Xizhi railway station

Xizhi

汐止
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese汐止
Literal meaningTide stops
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXìzhǐ
Bopomofoㄒㄧˋ ㄓˇ
Wade–GilesHsi⁴chih³
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSı̍k-tsí
General information
Location1 Xinyi Rd
Xizhi District, New Taipei
Taiwan
Coordinates25°04′05″N 121°39′41″E / 25.0680°N 121.6614°E / 25.0680; 121.6614
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance13.1 km to Keelung[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeA06 (statistical)
ClassificationSecond class (Chinese: 二等)[2]
History
Opened20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[3][4]
Rebuilt9 April 2006 (2006-04-09)[5]
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[6]
Passengers
20,252 daily (2023) [7]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Wudu
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Xike
towards Pingtung
Location
Xizhi is located in Taiwan
Xizhi
Xizhi
Location within Taiwan

Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止) is a railway station in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

Xizhi Station platforms

The station has two island platforms.

History

  • 20 October 1891: The station opened as Tsui-tng-ka Pier (Chinese: 水返腳碼頭).
  • 1920: (during Japanese rule) The name was changed to Shiodome Station (Japanese: 汐止駅, Hepburn: Shiodome-eki).
  • 1945: The name was changed to the current "Xizhi Station".
  • 9 April 2006: Following the construction of the elevated station, the new tracks and station came into service.
  • 1 August 2008: The station begins accepting EasyCard as payment for travel

Around the station

  • Keelung River
  • Xizhi District Office (350m to the southwest)
  • Xiufeng High School (next to the station)
  • Xizhi Old Street (200m to the northeast)
  • Xizhi Night Market (200m to the southwest)
  • Provincial Highway No. 5 (200m to the south)
  • Shuifanjiao Park (250m to the north)

See also

References

  1. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017). A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC. ISBN 978-986-05-1933-4. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ 汐止發展史. Xizhi District Office (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ 汐止高架車站工程. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
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