Shalu railway station

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
Taiwan Railways Administration
General information
LocationShalu, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E
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
4,777 daily (2014)[2]

Structure

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

Service

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

Around the station

See also

References

  1. 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. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. Shalu Station Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Qingshui
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Longjing
towards Pingtung


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