Xizhi railway station
Xizhi 汐止  | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 汐止 | ||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Xinyi Rd Xizhi District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°04′05″N 121°39′41″E / 25.0680°N 121.6614°ECoordinates: 25°04′05″N 121°39′41″E / 25.0680°N 121.6614°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 13.1 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
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| 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[3][4] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 April 2006[5] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[6] | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 7.207 million per year[7]  3.42% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 15 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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  Xizhi Location within Taiwan | |||||||||||
Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止; pinyin: Xìzhǐ) 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
- Xiufeng High School
- Xizhi Old Street
- Provincial Highway No. 5
See also[]
- List of railway stations in Taiwan
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.
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