Luodong () is a railway station in
Luodong Township
Luodong Township () is an urban township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan. Luodong is the smallest township in the county.
Naming
Its name and former name () derive from the Kavalan word '' rutung'', meaning "monkey", referring to a ...
,
Yilan County,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
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 o ...
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 platfo ...
. 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
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 touri ...
'', 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
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Dongshan River Water Park
Dongshan River Water Park (), established in 1993, is a park located in Wujie Township, Yilan County, Taiwan, on the shores of the Dongshan River. Its slogan is "Near water, Have green" (親近水、擁有綠). It is one of Taiwan's most famous ...
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Luodong Bo-ai Hospital
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Luodong Forestry Culture Park
The Luodong Forestry Culture Park () is a park in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
In 1905, the original site of the park became a major timber production area of the Luodong Branch of the Taiping Forest Area, drawn by the ...
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Luodong Sports Park
Luodong Sports Park () is a park in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
Architecture
The park covers 47 hectares of land and it includes a range of facilities for sport including basketball and a swimming pool. The park is divided into four ...
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Luodong Night Market
The Luodong Night Market () is a night market in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
Features
The night market offers local snacks and fashionable shops. Local snacks range from mutton herbal soup, iced tapioca with red bean stuffed, rice ...
* Luodong Township center
* Zhongshan Park
* Luodong Exercise Park
* Forestry Bureau, Luodong Area Branch
* Shengmu Hospital
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 ...
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