Luodong railway station

Luodong (Chinese: 羅東; pinyin: Luódōng) is a railway station in Luodong Township, Yilan County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways.

Luodong 羅東
TRA railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	羅東
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luódōng Bopomofo ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
General information
Location	2 Gongzheng Rd Luodong, Yilan County Taiwan
Coordinates	24.6779°N 121.7747°E
Line(s)	Eastern Trunk line
Distance	80.1 km to Badu[1]
Connections	Local bus Coach
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Other information
Station code	E22 (statistical)
Classification	Second class (Chinese: 二等)[2]
Website	www.railway.gov.tw/luodong/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened	1913-03-24[3]
Rebuilt	2003-08
Electrified	2000-05-03[4]
Passengers
2017	4.501 million per year[5]  0.62%
Rank	28 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Dongshan towards Taitung Eastern Trunk line Zhongli towards Badu
Location
Luodong Location within Taiwan

Luodong Station rear

Overview

The station has one island platform and one side platform. The station building is located above the platforms and is accessible from both the station front and rear. It is a major station on the Yilan line and is a second-tier station. Many express trains, including the Taroko Express, stop at this station.

History

• 1919-03-24: The station opened for service.
• 1985-10-24: The current palace-style station opens for service.

Around the station

• Dongshan River Water Park
• Luodong Bo-ai Hospital
• Luodong Forestry Culture Park
• Luodong Sports Park
• Luodong Night Market
• Luodong Township center
• Zhongshan Park
• Luodong Exercise Park
• Forestry Bureau, Luodong Area Branch
• Shengmu Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "Archived copy" 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy" 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
4. "Archived copy" 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy" 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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