Fulong railway station

Fulong (Chinese: 福隆車站; pinyin: Fúlóng Chēzhàn) is a Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Fulong Station

福隆車站
Taiwan Railways Administration
Train station
General information
LocationGongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°00′57.4″N 121°56′41.5″E
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)Yilan
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened30 November 1924
Passengers
2,879 daily (2014)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Following station
Gongliao
towards Badu
Eastern Trunk line Shicheng
towards Taitung
TRA Fulong Station. In this photograph, people are joining Hohaiyan Rock Festival in 2006.

Structure

Service

  • Currently, (2013) the station is classified as a third-class station by TRA standards.

History

  • Original station name was Washi (控子) in Japanese during construction, but the correct character is 挖子.
  • On 30 November 1924, the station was opened under the name Okutei (澳底; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-té), which is a fishing port located 6 km north to this station.
  • On 1 December 1952, the station name was changed into the current name.
  • On 25 July 2005, reconstruction of the station's main structure was finished. This reconstruction was managed by the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration, and sponsored by Taipower Company. The name board of the station is written in the imitation Song typeface, which is unique among TRA stations.

Nearby landmarks

See also

References

  1. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
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