Hualien () is a railway station in
Hualien City
Hualien City (; Wade-Giles: Hua¹-lien² Shih⁴; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-chhī'' or ''Hoa-liân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the east coast of Taiwan on the Pacific Oc ...
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Hualien County
Hualien County ( Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. I ...
, Taiwan served by
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
. It is the terminal station of
North-link line
The North-Link Line () is the central section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration. The length of its mainline is 79.2 km, and there is a 7.4 km long branch between Beipu and Hualien Port.
History
The high mountai ...
and the starting station of
Taitung line.
Overview
The station has two
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
s and one
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platform ...
. The station first opened on 17 February 1911 as "Karenkō Station" (). It was rebuilt in 2018 with a modern design and more retail space for food, drink, and gift shops.
Around the station
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Hualien Al-Falah Mosque
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Hualien County Council
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Hualien County Stone Sculptural Museum
The Hualien County Stone Sculptural Museum () is a museum of stone sculpture in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.
History
The museum was opened in 2001 as the first stone sculpture museum in Taiwan.
Architecture
The museum is a two-story b ...
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Hualien Martyrs' Shrine
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Hualien Stadium
Hualien Stadium (), as known as Te-hsing Stadium (), is a multi-use sport venue located in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan.
Notable events
* 38th Golden Horse Awards
See also
* List of stadiums in Taiwan
* Sports in Taiwan
References
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Port of Hualien
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Tzu Chi University
Tzu Chi University (TCU; ) is a private university in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation (NGO) and is famous in Taiwan for the quality of the medical education it provides. TCU has strong ties with H ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
Next Station:
*(Towards
Taitung Station)
Ji'an Station
*(Towards
Taipei Station)
Beipu Station
References
External links
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Hualien County
Rebuilt buildings and structures in Taiwan
Hualien City
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