Shulin () is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway.
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. Tis is also the origin station for most eastbound trains to , , and .
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 to Shulin. 1997-09-27: The new cross-station type building opens. 2007-05-03: The third platform opens. 2008-06-20: The -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 11A■ West Coast line (southbound)toward Taichung, ■ West Coast line (northbound)terminus21B■ West Coast line (southbound)toward Taichung, 32A■ West Coast line (northbound)toward , 42B■ West Coast line (northbound)toward , ■ Eastern line (southbound)toward , , (via the South-link line)■ Eastern line (northbound)terminus5■ Linkou line (north/southbound)shunting73■ 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
References
External links