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Shilin MRT station

Shilin
R16 士林
Taipei Metro
Shilin Station.JPG
Shilin Station
Location No. 1, Fude Road
Shilin, Taipei
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 28 March 1997
Traffic
Passengers 57,240 daily (2016)
(Ranked 19th of 109)
Shilin MRT station
Chinese 士林站

The Taipei Metro Shilin Station is located in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. It is a station on the Red Line. The station was formerly a stop on the now-defunct TRA Tamsui Line.

The station is situated between the metro-shaped park and Zhongzheng Road, near Zhongshan North Road and Wenlin Road. The two-level, elevated station structure with one island platform and two exits, going to Zhongzheng Road and Fude Road. The restrooms are inside the entrance area of both exits.

In the future, the station will allow transfers to the planned Circular Line via an underground station.

Shilin station was opened on 25 October 1901 for the TRA. It was closed on 15 July 1988, for the construction of Taipei Metro, which has been completed on 28 March 1997.

Shilin Station platform.

Shilin Station concourse and escalators.

Coordinates: 25°05′36″N 121°31′34″E / 25.093453876595593°N 121.52621197035722°E / 25.093453876595593; 121.52621197035722



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