Fulong Station
Encyclopedia
Fulong Station is a Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)
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...
Yilan Line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, 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...
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Service
- Currently, 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 November 30, 1924, the station was opened under the name Okutei (澳底), which is a fishing port located 6 km north to this station, or O-te in Taiwanese.
- On December 1, 1952, the station name was changed into the current name.
- On July 25, 2005, reconstruction of the station's main structure was finished. This reconstruction was managed by the Northeast Coast National Scenic AreaNortheast Coast National Scenic AreaThe Northeast Coast National Scenic Area is an area in Northeastern Taiwan with special geographical and historical distinction.- Location :...
Administration, and sponsored by Taipower CompanyTaiwan Power CompanyThe Taiwan Power Company is a state-owned electric power utility providing electric power to Taiwan and off-shore islands of Republic of China. In 1994 a measure which allowed independent power producers to provide up to 20 percent of Taiwan's electricity should have ended the monopoly.- See...
. The name board of the station is written in imitated Sung characters (仿宋體, see photo), which is unique among TRA stations.
Nearby landmarks
- Fulong BeachFulong BeachFulong Beach, also known as Fulong Bathing Beach , is located at Fulong Village, Gongliao Township at Northeastern Taiwan. It is the outlet of the Shuang River....
(The place where the Hohaiyan Rock Festival was held over the years.) - Northeast Coast National Scenic AreaNortheast Coast National Scenic AreaThe Northeast Coast National Scenic Area is an area in Northeastern Taiwan with special geographical and historical distinction.- Location :...
- Fulong mealbox
- Aodi
- Northern Seaside Highway
Nearby stations
Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)- Yilan Line
- Gongliao StationGongliao StationThe Gongliao Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at New Taipei, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
- Fulong Station - Shicheng StationShicheng StationThe Shihcheng Station is a railway station of Taiwan Railway Administration Yilan Line located at Yilan County, Taiwan.- Nearby stations :Taiwan Railway Administration...
- Gongliao Station