Yuanlin railway station

Yuanlin

員林
Yuanlin; 員林
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	員林
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuánlín
Bopomofo	ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
General information
Location	55 Minquan St, Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°57′33″N 120°34′11″E / 23.9592°N 120.5696°ECoordinates: 23°57′33″N 120°34′11″E / 23.9592°N 120.5696°E
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	225.6 km to Keelung via Taichung
Connections	Local bus (350 m); Coach (350 m);
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A51 (statistical)
Classification	First class (Chinese: 一等)
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/yuanlin/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1905-03-26
Rebuilt	2014-11-24
Electrified	1978-12-19
Key dates
1949-09	Rebuilt
1961-05	Rebuilt
2003-01-23	Rebuilt
Passengers
2017	6.186 million per year 2.87%
Rank	21 out of 228
Services
Location
	Yuanlin Location within Taiwan

Yuanlin (Chinese: 員林; pinyin: Yuánlín) is a railway station in Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview[]

The original station had one island platform and one side platform. The station underwent construction and converted into an elevated station in 2014.

Current platform diagram[]

Elevated Level	Platform 2B	toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun)
	Island platform
	Platform 2A	toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun)
	Platform 1B	toward Tainan, Kaohsiung (Yongjing)
	Island platform
	Platform 1A	toward Tainan, Kaohsiung (Yongjing)
	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Original platform diagram[]

1	1A	■ West Coast line (southbound)	Toward Douliu, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung
		■ South-link line (southbound)	Toward Fangliao, Taitung
		■ Jiji line (southbound)	Toward Jiji, Checheng
2	1B	■ West Coast line (northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Shalu, Dajia Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung
		■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound)	Toward Suao, Hualien, Taitung

History[]

1905-03-26: The station opens for service.
1961-03-28: A new, concrete station opens for service.
2007-09-01: The Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
2008-03-11: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.
2009-06-29: The elevated track of Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
2014-11-02: Current station opens.

Around the station[]

Chung Chou University of Science and Technology
Yuanlin Performance Hall
Yuanlin Township Office
Yuanlin High School
Yuanlin Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School
Yuanlin Transfer Station

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.
^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links[]

TRA Yuanlin Station (in Chinese)
TRA Yuanlin Station

[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] 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[4] 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[5] 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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