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.
Shalu 沙鹿  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E / 24.237000°N 120.557583°E |
| Owned by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
| Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
| Line(s) | Western Trunk line |
| Distance | 68.5 km from Zhunan |
| Train operators | Taiwan Railways Administration |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 December 1920[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 4,777 daily (2014)[2] | |
Structure edit
The station was first built as a wooden structure due to the extreme slopes.
Service edit
Services began in December 1920 for passengers and cargo.[1][3]
Around the station edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Shalu Station Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceding station |  Taiwan Railway
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Following station | ||
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| Qingshui towards Keelung
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Western Trunk line | Longjing towards Pingtung
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