General information | |
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Location | Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″E / 24.237000°N 120.557583°E |
Owned by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Line(s) | Western Trunk line |
Distance | 68.5 km from Zhunan |
Train operators | Taiwan Railways Administration |
History | |
Opened | 25 December 1920[1] |
Passengers | |
4,777 daily (2014)[2] |
Shalu (Chinese: 沙鹿車站; pinyin: Shālù Chēzhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soa-la̍k Chhia-chām) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line). It was built in May 1919 and is located in Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan.
The station was first built as a wooden structure due to the extreme slopes.
Services began in December 1920 for passengers and cargo.[1][3]