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.
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| General information | |
| Location | Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″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
The station was first built as a wooden structure due to the extreme slopes.
Around the station
See also
References
- 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 Railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qingshui towards Keelung |
Western Trunk line | Longjing towards Pingtung | ||
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