Hongshulin (formerly transliterated as Hung Shulin Station until 2003) is a metro and light rail station in New Taipei, Taiwan, operated by Taipei and New Taipei Metro respectively. The location of station could be traced back the station of the same name on the now-defunct Tamsui railway line.
Hongshulin R27/V01 紅樹林  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hongshulin station Entrance | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅樹林 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 红树林 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mangrove forest | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | No. 68, Zhongzheng East Road, Sec. 2 Tamsui, New Taipei Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-Grade (Tamsui-Xinyi Line) / Elevated (Danhai LRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| daily (December 2020)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 93 out of 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is a terminus for the Danhai light rail serving Danhai New Town.[2]
Station overview edit
The at-grade, station structure with two side platforms and two exits.[3] The washrooms are inside the entrance area.
The station is situated on the east of Zhongzheng West Road, around Bashe Road entrance. The name of the station derives from the protected habitat "Hongshulin" (literally "red forest", means Mangrove), the Hongshulin environmental protection zone is located west of the station.
Station layout edit
| 2F | Connecting Level | Connecting Skyway to Tamsui–Xinyi Line |
| Platform 1 |  Danhai light rail to Kanding (V02 Ganzhenlin) →
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| Island platform, doors open on the left, right | ||
| Platform 2 | Danhai light rail to Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf (V02 Ganzhenlin) →
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| Street Level | |
| Concourse (to Platform 1) | |
| Entrance/Exit, lobby, information desk, convenience store, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates Restrooms | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 1 | ←  Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Tamsui (R28 Terminus)
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| Platform 2 | → Tamsui–Xinyi Line toward Xiangshan (R26 Zhuwei) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
References edit
- ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
- ^ "CEPD mulling MRT line to Danhai New Township". Taipei Times. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Route Map: Hongshulin". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-20.[permanent dead link]
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