Yilan Line

Yilan Line
Overview
Native name 宜蘭線
Type Passenger/freight rail
Termini Badu
Su'ao
Stations 27
Operation
Opened 30 November 1924
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length 93.6 km (58.2 mi)
Number of tracks 2
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification 25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed 150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map

The Yilan Line (Chinese: 宜蘭線; pinyin: Yilán Xiàn) is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km.[1]

History

This railroad was completed in 1924. It was expanded to two tracks in the early 1980s. In 2000, it was electrified between Badu and Luodong. The remaining part was completed in 2003.

Stations

Train passing through the rural Sandiaoling Station
Station NameTransfers and NotesLocation
HanyuTongyongChinese
Badu八堵→ Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (North) NuannuanKeelung
Nuannuan暖暖
SijiaotingSihjiaoting四腳亭 RuifangNew Taipei
RuifangRueifang瑞芳→ Taiwan Railways Administration Shen'ao Line
Houtong侯硐
Sandiaoling三貂嶺→ Taiwan Railways Administration Pingxi Line
Mudan牡丹 Shuangxi
ShuangxiShuangsi雙溪
Gongliao貢寮 Gongliao
Fulong福隆
ShichengShihcheng石城The easternmost train station in Taiwan TouchengYilan
County
Dali大里
DaxiDasi大溪
GuishanGueishan龜山
Wai'aoWai-ao外澳
Toucheng頭城
Dingpu頂埔
JiaoxiJiaosi礁溪 Jiaoxi
SichengSihcheng四城
Yilan宜蘭 Yilan
Erjie二結 Wujie
ZhongliJhongli中里
Luodong羅東 Luodong
Dongshan冬山 Dongshan
XinmaSinma新馬 Su'ao
Su'aoxinSu-aosin蘇澳新→ Taiwan Railways Administration North-Link Line
Su'aoSu-ao蘇澳

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taiwan Railways Administration
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