Yuanlin railway station
Railway station in Changhua, Taiwan
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Yuanlin (Chinese: 員林; pinyin: Yuánlín) is a railway station in Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railway.
Yuanlin 員林  | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 員林 | ||||||||||
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| Location | 55 Minquan St, Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23.9592°N 120.5696°E | ||||||||||
| System | Taiwan Railway railway station | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 225.6 km to Keelung via Taichung[1] | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | A51 (statistical) | ||||||||||
| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[2] | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905-03-26[3] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2014-11-24 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978-12-19[4] | ||||||||||
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| 1949-09 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| 1961-05 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
| 2003-01-23 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 6.186 million per year[5]  2.87% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 21 out of 228 | ||||||||||
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Overview
The original station had one island platform and one side platform. The station underwent construction and converted into an elevated station in 2014.
Current platform diagram
| Elevated Level |
Platform 2B | TR West Coast line toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun) |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 2A | TR West Coast line toward Changhua, Taichung (Dacun) | |
| Platform 1B | TR West Coast line toward Tainan, Kaohsiung (Yongjing) | |
| Island platform | ||
| Platform 1A | TR West Coast line toward Tainan, Kaohsiung (Yongjing) | |
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | |
Original platform diagram
| 1 | 1A | ■ West Coast line (southbound) | Toward Douliu, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung |
| ■ South-link line (southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
| ■ Jiji line (southbound) | Toward Jiji, Checheng | ||
| 2 | 1B | ■ West Coast line (northbound) | Toward Changhua, Taichung, Shalu, Dajia Hsinchu, Taipei, Keelung |
| ■ Eastern line (Cross-line southbound) | Toward Suao, Hualien, Taitung | ||
History
- 1905-03-26: The station opens for service.
- 1961-03-28: A new, concrete station opens for service.
- 2007-09-01: The Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
- 2008-03-11: The station becomes a stop on the Taroko Express.
- 2009-06-29: The elevated track of Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction.
- 2014-11-02: Current station opens.
Around the station
- Chung Chou University of Science and Technology
- Yuanlin Performance Hall
- Yuanlin City Office
- Yuanlin High School
- Yuanlin Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School
- Yuanlin Transfer Station
