Hualien railway station

Railway station in Hualien, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hualien (Chinese: 花蓮; pinyin: Huālián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoa-lian) is a railway station in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan, served by the Taiwan Railway. It is the terminal station of the North-link line and the starting station of the Taitung line.

TraditionalChinese花蓮
Hanyu PinyinHuālián
Hanyu PinyinHuālián
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Quick facts Chinese name, Traditional Chinese ...
Hualien

花蓮
Taiwan Railway
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese花蓮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuālián
Bopomofoㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Hakka
RomanizationFá-lǐen (Sixian dialect)
Fà-lien (Hailu dialect)
Southern Min
Tâi-lôHua-lian
General information
Other namesKalingko (Amis)
Location100 Guolian 1st Rd
Hualien City, Hualien County
Taiwan
Coordinates23.9929°N 121.6011°E / 23.9929; 121.6011
SystemTaiwan Railway railway station
Lines
Distance169.4 km to Badu[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station codeI14 (statistical)
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等)[2]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Hualien/index.aspx (in Chinese)
History
Opened1910-12-16[3][4]
Rebuilt2018-10-03[5]
Electrified2014-06-28[6]
Previous names
Key dates
1944-10-02Destroyed in war
1949-06-24Rebuilt
1979-02-07Relocated
Passengers
201710.559 million per year[7] Decrease 0.4%
Rank12 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Beipu
towards Badu
 Eastern Trunk line Ji'an
towards Taitung
Location
Hualien is located in Taiwan
Hualien
Hualien
Location within Taiwan
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Hualien station track layout

Overview

The station has two island platforms and one side platform.

It first opened on 17 February 1911 as "Karenkō station" (花蓮港驛). It was rebuilt in 2018 with a modern design and more retail space for food, drink, and gift shops.

Around the station

See also

Next station:

References

External links

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