Hualien Station
Encyclopedia
Hualien Station is a railway station of the Taiwan Railway Administration
located Hualien City
, Hualien County
, Taiwan
. It is the terminal station of North-Link Line
and the starting station of Hwa-tung Line
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s and one side platform
. The station first opened on December 16, 1916 as "Hualien Harbor Station".
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...
located Hualien City
Hualien City
Hualien City is the capital of Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the East coast of Taiwan, by the Pacific Ocean, and has a population of 110,000 inhabitants.- History :...
, Hualien County
Hualien County
Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan. It contains the island's largest port. It is the starting point of the Hualien-Taitung Line and the terminal point of North-Link Line of TRA...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. It is the terminal station of North-Link Line
North-Link Line
The North-Link Line is the central section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It has a total length of 86.6 km, including the 7.4 km segment between Beipu and Hualien Port. -History:...
and the starting station of Hwa-tung Line
Hwa-tung Line
The Taitung Line is the southern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. This line starts in Hualien and ends in Taitung, thus its name the Hualien-Taitung Line ....
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Overview
The station has two island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s and one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
. The station first opened on December 16, 1916 as "Hualien Harbor Station".