Yunlin HSR station

Yunlin (Chinese: 雲林; pinyin: Yúnlín) is a high speed rail station in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail.

Yunlin 雲林
THSR railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	雲林
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yúnlín Bopomofo ㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ Hakka Romanization Iǔn-lǐm (Sixian dialect) Rhun-lim (Hailu dialect) Southern Min Tâi-lô Hûn-lîm
General information
Location	301 Zhanqian E Rd Huwei, Yunlin County Taiwan
Coordinates	23.7363°N 120.4166°E / 23.7363; 120.4166
Line(s)	THSR
Distance	218.3 km[1]
Connections	Coach
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Architect	Kris Yao
Other information
Station code	YUL／09
Website	www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/1d28ffa7-8f78-4c8b-b68d-ebef49dab774
History
Opened	2015-12-01[2]
Passengers
2018	2.572 million per year[3]  2.49%
Rank	10 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station Changhua towards Nangang THSR Chiayi towards Zuoying
Location Yunlin Location within Taiwan

History

• 05 January 2007: The segment from Banqiao to Zuoying opened for service, but not including Yunlin station.
• 01 December 2015: Yunlin station, along with Changhua and Miaoli stations, open for service.

Overview

The elevated station has two side platforms. It was opened on 1 December 2015.^[4][5] In March 2011, three planned roads to serve the station were cancelled due to land subsidence in the area, possibly due to overpumping of underground water.^[6]

HSR services

The station is mostly served by 8xx trains which stop at all stations on the Taiwan High Speed Rail. In addition, Southbound Service 583 which departs from Taichung and Northbound Service 598 which terminates at Taichung also call at this station. The station is also served by a few (1)3xx semi-express trains.

Transfer to downtown

Yunlin HSR station, along with Changhua and Chiayi HSR stations, are currently the only three HSR stations with no additional rail service. Thus, Douliu railway station cannot be accessed by TRA services, but only by bus.

Around the station

• Huwei Science Park of Central Taiwan Science Park
• NTU Hospital Huwei Campus
• National Formosa University new campus.

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan