Xizhi Station
![]() Xizhi Station front | |
Location |
Xinyi Rd., No. 1 Xizhi, New Taipei Taiwan |
Operated by | |
Line(s) |
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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 | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line | toward Kaohsiung |
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
External links
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Coordinates: 25°4′5″N 121°39′40″E / 25.06806°N 121.66111°E
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