Xizhi 汐止
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	汐止
Literal meaning	Tide stops
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xìzhǐ Bopomofo ㄒㄧˋ ㄓˇ Wade–Giles Hsi⁴chih³ Southern Min Tâi-lô Sı̍k-tsí
General information
Location	1 Xinyi Rd Xizhi District, New Taipei Taiwan
Coordinates	25°04′05″N 121°39′41″E / 25.0680°N 121.6614°E / 25.0680; 121.6614
Line(s)	Western Trunk line
Distance	13.1 km to Keelung[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	A06 (statistical)
Classification	Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2]
History
Opened	20 October 1891 (1891-10-20)[3][4]
Rebuilt	9 April 2006 (2006-04-09)[5]
Electrified	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[6]
Passengers
2017	7.207 million per year[7]  3.42%
Rank	15 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Wudu towards Keelung Western Trunk line Xike towards Pingtung
Location
Xizhi Location within Taiwan

Xizhi (Chinese: 汐止) is a railway station in Xizhi District, New Taipei, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The station has two island platforms.

History

• 20 October 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".
• 9 April 2006: Following the construction of the elevated station, the new tracks and station came into service.
• 1 August 2008: The station begins accepting EasyCard as payment for travel

Around the station

• Keelung River
• Xizhi District Office (350m to the southwest)
• Xiufeng High School (next to the station)
• Xizhi Old Street (200m to the northeast)
• Xizhi Night Market (200m to the southwest)
• Provincial Highway No. 5 (200m to the south)
• Shuifanjiao Park (250m to the north)