Shulin () is a railway station in

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, Taiwan served by

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Overview

The station has two

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s and a

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. The side platform opened on 3 May 2007, but is only rarely used for terminating trains. The cross station-type building allows passengers to buy tickets on the second floor with connections to platforms at ground level. The station is also the origin station for most eastbound trains to , , and .

History

*1901-08-25: Opened as "Shulin Dropping Station" *1902-06-01: Name changed to "Shulin Stopping Station" *1940-12: Name changed to "Shulin Station" *1955-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (2nd) station *1966-01-01: Designated as a 2nd level (1st) station *1985-07-01: Designated as a 1st level station *1994-07-26: The old station was demolished. The station was moved into a temporary structure. *1997-03-14: Shulin Yard begins operations. The Eastern line terminus is shifted from to Shulin. *1997-09-27: The new cross-station type building opens. *2007-05-03: The third platform opens. *2008-06-20: The -Shulin segment begins trials with payment using the

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. *2009-07: A lunchbox counter opens on Platform 2. *2010-03-26:

usage officially begins.

Platform configuration

Around the Station

Night Markets *Shulin Night Market (100m to the east) *Shulin Xingren Garden Night Market (1.7km to the northwest) Temples *Shulin Baoan Temple (350m to the northeast) Government Offices *Shulin District Office (150m to the south) Science and Industrial Parks *Shulin Datong Science Park (formerly Shulin Winery) Schools *Shulin High School (1km to the south) *Shuren School of Home Economics (Private)

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