Yilan railway station

Yilan (Chinese: 宜蘭車站; pinyin: Yilán Chēzhàn) is a railway station of Yilan line of the Taiwan Railways Administration located at Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan.[2]

Yilan Station

宜蘭車站
Train station
LocationYilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan
Coordinates24°45′16.56″N 121°45′29.28″E
Owned byTaiwan Railways Administration
Operated byTaiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)  Yilan
PlatformsIsland and side
Train operatorsTaiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened24 March 1919 (1919-03-24)
Passengers
10,565 daily (2014)[1]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station
Erjie
towards Taitung
Eastern Trunk line Sicheng
towards Badu

History

The station was opened on 24 March 1919.

On 21 October 2018, a train derailment occurred, killing 18 people and injuring 187.[3]

Structure

There are one island platform and one side platform.

Around the Station

See also

References

  1. "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. Liao, George (2 April 2017). "Taiwan Railways Administration showcases its 16 most attractive train stations in light boxes". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. By Yong Xiong, Mimi Hsin Hsuan Sun and Sheena McKenzie. "At least 18 dead and 178 injured in Taiwan train derailment". CNN.
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