Xizhi railway station
Railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan
Xizhi 汐止 | |||||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 汐止 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Tide stops | ||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 1 Xinyi Rd Xizhi District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates |
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Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | A06 (statistical) | ||||||||||||||
Classification | Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 9 April 2006 (2006-04-09)[5] | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | 9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[6] | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2017 | 7.207 million per year[7] 3.42% | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 15 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||
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Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止) is a railway station in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.
Overview
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
- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 汐止發展史. Xizhi District Office (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ 汐止高架車站工程. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xizhi Station.
- TRA Xizhi Station(in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)
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