Xizhi railway station
Railway station in New Taipei, Taiwan
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Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止) is a railway station in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway.
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汐止 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Tide stops | ||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Xinyi Rd Xizhi District, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.0680°N 121.6614°E | ||||||||||||||
| System | Taiwan Railway railway station | ||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 13.1 km to Keelung[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | A06 (statistical) | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 October 1891[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 9 April 2006[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| 21,780 daily (2024) [7] | |||||||||||||||
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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)
