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.
Shalu 沙鹿 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°14′13.2″N 120°33′27.3″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 (1920-12-25)[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 4,777 daily (2014)[2] | |
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]
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Qingshui towards Keelung |
Western Trunk line | Longjing towards Pingtung | ||
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