Shanjia railway station

Railway station located in New Taipei, Taiwan.

Taiwan Railways Administration

Line(s)

Western Trunk line (104)

Distance44.8 km from KeelungPlatforms2 Island platformsConstructionStructure typeElevatedHistoryOpened7 October 1903 (1903-10-07)^[1]Passengers3,590 daily (2014)^[2] Services

Preceding station	Taiwan Railway			Following station
South Shulin towards Keelung		Western Trunk line		Yingge towards Pingtung

Shanjia (traditional Chinese: 山佳車站; simplified Chinese: 山佳车站; pinyin: Shānjiā Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Shulin District, New Taipei, Taiwan.^[3]

History

The station was opened on 7 October 1903 as Soa-a-kha Station (Chinese: 山仔腳停車場).^[1] In 2011, the old station was closed down and all of the trains were moved to the new building.^[4] It serves the community of Shanjia, located in Shulin. The station is only served by local trains.

Around the station

Shulin Refuse Incineration Plant (1.6km to the southwest)
Shanzijiao Park (150m to the southeast)
Shulin Railroad Scenery Park (樹林鐵道地景公園）(300m to the northeast)
Lujiaoxi Park (400m to the east)
Shanjia Riverside Park (700m to the southwest)

References

^ ^a ^b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 42. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
^ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Transportation Department, New Taipei City Government - Shulin Area – Shanjia Station". traffic-en.ntpc.gov.tw. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
^ "Shanjia Railway Station". New Taipei City Travel. Retrieved 10 April 2017.