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

Hongshulin station Entrance
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese紅樹林
Simplified Chinese红树林
Literal meaningMangrove forest
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHóngshùlín
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳFùng-su-lìm
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÂng-chhiū-nâ
Tâi-lôÂng-tshiū-nâ
General information
LocationNo. 68, Zhongzheng East Road, Sec. 2
Tamsui, New Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade (Tamsui-Xinyi line) / Elevated (Danhai light rail)
History
Opened25 December 1997
Passengers
daily (December 2020)[1]
Rank93 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station
Tamsui
Terminus
Tamsui–Xinyi line Zhuwei
towards Xiangshan
Preceding station New Taipei Metro Following station
Ganzhenlin
towards Kanding
Danhai light rail Terminus

The station is a terminus for the Danhai light rail serving Danhai New Town.[2]

Station overview

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Hongshulin station platform.

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

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2F Connecting Level Connecting Skyway to Tamsui–Xinyi Line
Platform 1   Danhai light rail to Kanding (V02 Ganzhenlin)
Island platform, doors open on the left, right
Platform 2   Danhai light rail to Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf (V02 Ganzhenlin)
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)
Platform 2   Tamsui–Xinyi line toward Xiangshan (R26 Zhuwei)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

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  1. ^ "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations". Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. 2021-01-15.
  2. ^ "CEPD mulling MRT line to Danhai New Township". Taipei Times. 2010-05-02. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  3. ^ "Route Map: Hongshulin". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-20.[permanent dead link]

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