Shilin metro station
Metro station in Taipei, Taiwan
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Shilin (Chinese: 士林; pinyin: Shìlín, formerly transliterated as Shihlin Station until 2003) is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro. It is a station on the Tamsui-Xinyi line. The station was formerly a stop on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui line.
Shilin /Y29 士林 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 士林 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Fude Rd Shilin District, Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0934°N 121.5262°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| System | Taipei metro station | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Access available | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | /Y29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1997-03-28[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 20.606 million per year[2]  1.64% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | (Ranked 15 of 119) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Station overview
The station is situated between the metro-shaped park and Zhongzheng Road, near Zhongshan North Road and Wenlin Road. This is a two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits, going to Zhongzheng Road and Fude Road. The restrooms are inside the entrance area of both exits.[3]
In the future, the station will allow transfers to the planned Circular line via an underground platform.[4]
History
The station was originally opened on 25 October 1901 as Shirin Station for the Tamsui Railroad Line. It was closed on 15 July 1988, for the construction of Taipei Metro, which was completed on 28 March 1997.
Station layout
| 2F | Platform 1 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Tamsui / Beitou (R17 Zhishan) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan / Daan (R15 Jiantan) → | |
| 1F | Tamsui-Xinyi line concourse | Exit to Shilin Night Market |
| B1 | Circular line concourse (under construction) | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticketing dispensing machines, faregates Restrooms |
| B2 | Platform 1 | ←  Circular line toward Jiannan Road (Y30 Linzikou) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left (under construction) | ||
| Platform 2 | → Circular line toward Taipei Zoo (Y28 Fudeyang) → | |
First and last train timings
The first and last train timings at Shilin station[5] are as follows:
| Destination | First train | Last train | |
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| Mon − Fri | Sat − Sun and P.H. | Daily | |
| R28 Tamsui | 06:02 |
06:02 |
00:47 |
| R01guangci/fengtian palace station | 06:05 |
06:05 |
00:28 |
Gallery
Shilin station platform
Shilin station concourse and escalators
