Xike railway station
Xike (Chinese: 汐科) is a railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways. Located near Xizhi's technology park, it experiences heavy traffic during the morning and early evening rush hours.
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| Traditional Chinese | 汐科 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Xizhi technology park | ||||||||||
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| Location | 182 Sec 2 Datong Rd Xizhi District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0627°N 121.6466°E | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 14.6 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | A064 (statistical) | ||||||||||
| Classification | Simple (Chinese: 簡易)[2] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 December 2007[3] | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 6.212 million per year[4]  8.04% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 20 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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  Xike Location within Taiwan | |||||||||||
Construction
Construction started in June 2005 and finished on schedule in December 2007.[5] During planning the names South Xizhi Station (南汐止站) and Xizhi Technology Park (汐科園區站) were mooted, but eventually the name Xike Station (汐科站) was chosen.
Usage
Media reports have highlighted Xike Station as part of the "MRT-ization" plan for Taiwan's urban railways, offering convenient transport for commuters, spurring new residential construction, and raising property prices in the vicinity of the station.[6] This station only stops Local Trains.
Future expansion
The planned Minsheng–Xizhi line of the Taipei Metro (MRT) system would see Xike Station transformed into a TRA and MRT interchange station.[7]
Around the station
Farglory U-Town (next to the station)
Acer Inc. Headquarters (300m to the south)
Oriental Science Park (450m to the southeast)
See also
References
- 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- 汐止高架車站工程. Railway Reconstruction Bureau (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- Xizhi – Xike Station (in Chinese), New Taipei City government, archived from the original on 3 December 2012
- 「台鐵捷運化」 房仲看好汐科站房市後市, Independence Evening Post (in Chinese)
- 民生汐止線路線說明 (in Chinese), Department of Rapid Transit Systems
External links
- TRA Xike Station (in Chinese)
- Taiwan Railways Administration(in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean)