Yilan () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
of
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. ...
of the
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 ...
located at
Yilan City
Yilan City ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yílán Shì''; Hokkien POJ: ''Gî-lân-chhī'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yilan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. The city lies on the north side of the Lanyang River.
H ...
,
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 nort ...
.
History
The station was opened on 24 March 1919.
On 21 October 2018, a
train derailment occurred, killing 18 people and injuring 187.
Structure
There are 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 platform ...
.
Around the Station
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Beneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism Factory
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Former Yilan Prison
The Former Yilan Prison () is a former prison in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
The prison was originally founded in 1896 with the name Yilan Branch Institute of Taipei Punishment Institute. It was then renamed to First Branch Priso ...
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Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration
The Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration (; colloquially, ''Founding Memorial Hall'') is a memorial hall dedicated to the founding of Yilan County Government located in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan.
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Taiwan Theater Museum
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Yilan Brick Kiln
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Yilan County Council
The Yilan County Council (ILCC; ) is the elected county council of Yilan County, Taiwan. The council composes of 34 councilors elected in local elections held every four years.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of ...
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Yilan County Government
The Yilan County Government () is the local government of Yilan County, Taiwan.
Yilan County Hall is located in Yilan City, adjacent to Yilan County Council building, Local Court and District Attorney's Office.
Organizational structure
Firs ...
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Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Wine Museum
The Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum () or Chia Chi Lan Liquor Museum is a museum about wine in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
The museum building was originally built in 1935.
Architecture
The museum building is a two- ...
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Yilan Museum of Art
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 Station
{{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