Xizhi Station

Xizhi 汐止
Xizhi Station front
Location	Xinyi Rd., No. 1 Xizhi, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration
Line(s)	Western Line (096)
Distance	13.1 km from Keelung
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Classification	二等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	October 20, 1891 (original) April 9, 2006 (elevated station)
Traffic

Passengers	18,312 daily (2014)^[1]

Xizhi Station (Chinese: 汐止車站; pinyin: Xìzhǐ Chēzhàn) is railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Overview

Xizhi Station platforms.

The station has two island platforms.

History

October 20, 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".
April 9, 2006: Following the construction of the elevated station, the new tracks and station came into service.
August 1, 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

Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Wudu toward Keelung		Western Line		Xike toward Kaohsiung

References

↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xizhi Station.

TRA Xizhi Station (Chinese)

Taiwan Railways Administration — Western Line

Taiwan Trunk
Line

Northern section	Keelung Sankeng Badu → Eastern Line Qidu Baifu Wudu Xizhi Xike Zhangshuwan Nangang Songshan Taipei Wanhua Banqiao Fuzhou Shulin Shulin South Shanjia Yingge Fengming Taoyuan → Linkou Line Guoji Road Yongfeng Road Neili Chung Yuan Christian University Zhongli Pingzhen Puxin Yangmei Fugang Beihu Hukou Xinfeng Zhubei North Hsinchu → Neiwan Line Hsinchu → Neiwan Line Sanxingqiao Xiangshan Qiding Zhunan

Taichung Line (Mountain Line)	Zhunan Zaoqiao Fengfu Miaoli Nanshi Tongluo Sanyi → Old Mountain Line Tai-an Houli Fengyuan Lilin Tanzi Toujiacuo Songzhu Taiyuan Jingwu Taichung Wuquan Daqing Wuri Xinwuri Chenggong → Chengzhui Line Changhua

Coastal Line (Coast Line)	Zhunan Tanwen Dashan Houlong Longgang Baishatun Xinpu Tongxiao Yuanli Rinan Dajia Taichung Port Qingshui Shalu Longjing Dadu Zhuifen → Chengzhui Line Changhua

Southern section	Changhua South Changhua Huatan Dacun Yuanlin Yongjing Shetou Tianzhong Ershui → Jiji Line Linnei Shiliu Douliu Dounan Shigui Dalin Minxiong Jiabei Chiayi Tropic of Cancer Shuishang Nanjing Houbi Xinying Liuying Linfengying Longtian Balin Shanhua Nanke Xinshi Yongkang Industrial Park Service Center Yongkang Daqiao Tainan Linsen South Tainan Bao'an Rende Zhongzhou → Shalun Line Dahu Luzhu Gangshan Qiaotou Nanzi Xinzuoying Zuoying Neiwei Kaohsiung Museum Of Fine Arts Gushan Sankuaicuo Kaohsiung

Pingtung Line

Kaohsiung
Minzu
National Science and Technology Museum
Zhengyi (Chengqing)
Fengshan
Houzhuang
Jiuqutang
Liukuaicuo
Pingtung
Pingtung South
Guilai
Linluo
Xishi
Zhutian
Chaozhou
Kanding
Nanzhou
Zhen'an
Linbian
Jiadong
Donghai
Fangliao
- → South-Link Line

Coordinates: 25°4′5″N 121°39′40″E / 25.06806°N 121.66111°E / 25.06806; 121.66111

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