page_title: Shalun line
section_title: Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Shalun line / Construction
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 沙崙線與縱貫線立體交叉。
context_page_description: The Shalun Line is a branch line of the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line in Tainan, Taiwan. It was built to link the Western Line to the Taiwan High Speed Rail Tainan Station, speeding up transit times between downtown Tainan and the THSR station, with services running from Nanke railway station or Tainan TRA station to Shalun Station, next to the THSR station. The line opened on January 2, 2011.
context_section_description: With the exception of the end of the junction with the Western Line, the line is completely elevated. Work was originally planned to be completed in 2009, but due to flood prevention work on Erren River, which crosses under the rail line, the completion date was pushed back to January 2011. There have been some complaints from local residents that the increased number of trains passing through Tainan will increase the number of times road traffic must stop at level crossings to let trains pass. The line has three stations: the existing TRA Western Line Zhongzhou Station, which was renovated and modified as a junction station, and the newly built Chang Jung University, and Shalun Stations.
caption: The junction of the Shalun and Western Main lines
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