Xizhi Station

Xizhi 汐止
Xizhi Station front
Location	Xinyi Rd., No. 1 Xizhi, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration
Line(s)	Western Line (096)
Distance	13.1 km from Keelung
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Classification	二等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	October 20, 1891 (original) April 9, 2006 (elevated station)
Traffic
Passengers	18,312 daily (2014)[1]

Xizhi Station (Chinese: 汐止車站; pinyin: Xìzhǐ Chēzhàn) is railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line located in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Overview

Xizhi Station platforms.

The station has two island platforms.

History

• October 20, 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".
• April 9, 2006: Following the construction of the elevated station, the new tracks and station came into service.
• August 1, 2008: The station begins accepting EasyCard as payment for travel

Around the station

• Keelung River
• Xizhi District Office
• Xiufeng High School
• Xizhi Old Street
• Provincial Highway No. 5

Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Wudu toward Keelung		Western Line		Xike toward Kaohsiung

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.

External links

• TRA Xizhi Station (Chinese)

Coordinates: 25°4′5″N 121°39′40″E / 25.06806°N 121.66111°E