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Shalu railway station

Coordinates: 24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E / 24.237000°N 120.557583°E / 24.237000; 120.557583
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Shalu

沙鹿
Taiwan Railways Administration
General information
LocationShalu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E / 24.237000°N 120.557583°E / 24.237000; 120.557583
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)     Western Trunk line
Distance68.5 km from Zhunan
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened25 December 1920 (1920-12-25)[1]
Passengers
5,058 daily (2023) [2]

Shalu (Chinese: 沙鹿車站; pinyin: Shālù Chēzhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soa-la̍k Chhia-chām) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line). It was built in May 1919 and is located in Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan.

Structure

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The station was first built as a wooden structure due to the extreme slopes.

Service

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Services began in December 1920 for passengers and cargo.[1][3]

Around the station

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 59. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Shalu Station Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Qingshui
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Longjing
towards Pingtung