Yilan line

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

Yilan Line
Overview
Native name宜蘭線
TypePassenger/freight rail
TerminiBadu
Su'ao
Stations27
Operation
Opened1924-11-30
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length93.6 km (58.2 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map

History

This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. 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
NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
Badu八堵Peh-tó͘Pat-tú → West Coast line NuannuanKeelung
Nuannuan暖暖Loán-loánNôn-nôn
Sijiaoting四腳亭Sì-kha-têngSi-kiok-thìn RuifangNew Taipei
Ruifang瑞芳Sūi-hongLui-fông→ Shen'ao line
Houtong猴硐Kâu-tôngHeù-thung
Sandiaoling三貂嶺Sam-tiau-niáSâm-tiau-liâng→ Pingxi line
Mudan牡丹Bó͘-tanMeú-Tân Shuangxi
Shuangxi雙溪Siang-kheSûng-hâi
Gongliao貢寮Kòng-liâuKung-liàu Gongliao
Fulong福隆Hok-liôngFuk-lùng
Shihcheng石城Chio̍h-siâⁿSa̍k-sàng TouchengYilan
County
Dali大里Tāi-líThai-lî
Daxi大溪Tāi-kheThai-hâi
Guishan龜山Ku-soaⁿKûi-sân
Wai'ao外澳Goā-òNgoi-o
Toucheng頭城Thâu-siâⁿTheù-sàng
Dingpu頂埔Téng-po͘Táng-phû
Jiaoxi礁溪Ta-kheChiau-hâi Jiaoxi
Sicheng四城Sì-siâⁿSi-sàng
Yilan宜蘭Gî-lânNgì-làn Yilan
Erjie二結Jī-kiatNgi-kiet Wujie
Zhongli中里Tiong-líChûng-lî
Luodong羅東Lô-tongLò-tûng Luodong
Dongshan冬山Tang-soaⁿTûng-sân Dongshan
Xinma新馬Sin-máSîn-mâ Su'ao
Su'aoxin蘇澳新So͘-ò SinSû-o Sîn → North-link line
Su'ao蘇澳So͘-òSû-o
  • The Shen'ao Line runs for both freight and passenger service.
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See also

References
  1. Taiwan Railways Administration
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