Luodong () is a railway station in
Luodong Township,
Yilan County,
Taiwan
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served by
Taiwan Railways.
Overview
The station has one
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 ...
and one
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. ...
. The station building is located above the platforms and is accessible from both the station front and rear. It is a major station on the
Yilan line
The Yilan Line () is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km.
History
This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. ...
and is a second-tier station. Many express trains, including the ''
Taroko Express'', stop at this station.
History
*1919-03-24: The station opened for service.
*1985-10-24: The current palace-style station opens for service.
Around the station
*
Dongshan River Water Park
*
Luodong Bo-ai Hospital
*
Luodong Forestry Culture Park
*
Luodong Sports Park
*
Luodong Night Market
* Luodong Township center
* Zhongshan Park
* Luodong Exercise Park
* Forestry Bureau, Luodong Area Branch
* Shengmu Hospital
See also
*
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 i ...
References
External links
{{Yilan line navbox
1919 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Yilan County, Taiwan
Railway stations opened in 1919
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration