Hongshulin station

Hongshulin 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	紅樹林站
Simplified Chinese	红树林站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóngshùlín Zhàn Bopomofo ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄢˋ Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Fùng-su-lìm Cham
General information
Location	No. 68, Zhongzheng East Road, Sec. 2 Tamsui, New Taipei Taiwan
Operated by	Taipei Rapid Transit System
Line(s)	Tamsui–Xinyi Line (R27)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At-Grade (Tamsui-Xinyi Line) / Elevated (Danhai LRT)
History
Opened	25 December 1997
Passengers
13,484 daily (2016)[1]
Rank	93 out of 109
Services
Preceding station Taipei Metro Following station Tamsui Terminus Tamsui–Xinyi line Zhuwei towards Xiangshan or Daan Preceding station New Taipei Metro Following station Ganzhenlin towards Kanding Danhai light rail Terminus

The station is a terminus for the Danhai Light Rail Transit system serving Danhai New Township.[2]

Station overview

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

2F	Connecting Level	Connecting Skyway to Tamsui–Xinyi Line
	Platform 1	Danhai light rail to Kanding (V02 Ganzhenlin) →
	Island platform, doors open on the right/left
	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

1. "Passenger Volume at Taipei Rapid Transit Stations" (PDF). Taipei City Department of Transportation. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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.