Railway station located in New Taipei, Taiwan
Xizhi (
Chinese: 汐止) is a railway station in
Xizhi District,
New Taipei,
Taiwan served by
Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has two
island platforms.
History
- 20 October 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".
- 9 April 2006: Following the construction of the elevated station, the new tracks and station came into service.
- 1 August 2008: The station begins accepting
EasyCard as payment for travel
Around the station
-
Keelung River
- Xizhi District Office (350m to the southwest)
- Xiufeng High School (next to the station)
- Xizhi Old Street (200m to the northeast)
- Xizhi Night Market (200m to the southwest)
-
Provincial Highway No. 5 (200m to the south)
- Shuifanjiao Park (250m to the north)
See also
References
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各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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^ Lee, Yung-chang (April 2017).
A Living Landmark (PDF). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Railways Administration, MOTC.
ISBN
978-986-05-1933-4. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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汐止發展史. Xizhi District Office (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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汐止高架車站工程. Railway Reconstruction Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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