Yutengping railway station () is a defunct railway station located in

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Miaoli County Miaoli County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the nort ...

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. It was located on the

Former Mountain line The Former Mountain line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. The name literally means "old Mountain line" (another name for the Taichung line) and can refer to any section of the Taichung line t ...

and was operated by Taiwan Railways. Between June 5–9, 2010, to promote tourism, the Former Mountain Line resumed service between

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and

Sanyi Sanyi () or Nanpanshun (), also known by Cantonese romanizations such as Sam Yup and Nam Pun Shun, refers to the three districts (former counties) of Nanhai, Panyu and Shunde surrounding Guangzhou and Foshan in Guangdong, China. Geography The f ...

station after a twelve-year hiatus, using a

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numbered CK124. A station was chosen to be built here due to its proximity to the

Longteng Bridge The Longteng Bridge (), officially known as the Yutengping Bridge (), is a former bridge in Longteng Village, Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The bridge was built in 1906 during Japanese rule, and was named . It was designed b ...

. However, due to the slope of the station being too steep, the station was removed in 2011.

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2010 establishments in Taiwan 2011 disestablishments in Taiwan Railway stations opened in 2010 Railway stations closed in 2011 Railway stations in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-railstation-stub