Yuanlin () is a railway station in

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Overview

The original station had 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 on ...

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 platforms ...

. The station underwent construction and converted into an elevated station in 2014.

Current platform diagram

Original platform diagram

History

*1905-03-26: The station opens for service. *1961-03-28: A new, concrete station opens for service. *2007-09-01: The Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction. *2008-03-11: The station becomes a stop on the

Taroko Express The ''Taroko Express'' () is an express train service of the Taiwan Railways Administration, and is part of ''Tze-Chiang'' Limited Express. The name of the service comes from the long Taroko Gorge, which is one of Taiwan's most popular touris ...

. *2009-06-29: The elevated track of Yuanlin Elevated Railway Project begins construction. *2014-11-02: Current station opens.

Around the station

Chung Chou University of Science and Technology Chung Chou University of Science and Technology (CCUT; ) is a private university located in Yuanlin City, Changhua County, Taiwan. History CCUT was originally established as Chung Chou Vocational Institute of Engineering in 1969. In 1991, the s ...

Yuanlin Performance Hall The Yuanlin Performance Hall () is a performance center in Yuanlin City, Changhua County, Taiwan. It is the largest cultural building in the county. History The construction of the hall started on 15 December 1997 and was opened on 12 August 2 ...

* Yuanlin City Office * Yuanlin High School * Yuanlin Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School * Yuanlin Transfer Station

References

External links

TRA Yuanlin Station

TRA Yuanlin Station
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