Fulong railway station

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Fulong Station 福隆車站
General information
Location	Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°00′57.4″N 121°56′41.5″E / 25.015944°N 121.944861°E / 25.015944; 121.944861
System	Train station
Owner	Taiwan Railway Corporation
Operator	Taiwan Railway Corporation
Line	Yilan
Train operators	Taiwan Railway Corporation
History
Opened	30 November 1924
Passengers
2,174 daily (2024)
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Gongliao towards Badu Eastern Trunk line Shicheng towards Taitung
Location

Fulong (Chinese: 福隆車站; pinyin: Fúlóng Chēzhàn) is a Taiwan Railway Yilan line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Structure

• Two island platforms

Service

As of 2013, this is classified as a third-class station by TRA standards.^{[citation needed]}

History

• Original station name was Washi (控子) in Japanese during construction, but the correct character is 挖子.
• On 30 November 1924, the station was opened under the name Okutei (澳底; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-té), which is a fishing port located 6 km north to this station.
• On 1 December 1952, the station name was changed to the current name.
• On 25 July 2005, reconstruction of the station's main structure was finished. This reconstruction was managed by the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area Administration, and sponsored by Taipower Company. The name board of the station is written in the imitation Song typeface, which is unique among TRA stations.

Nearby landmarks

• Fulong Beach
• Northeast Coast National Scenic Area
• Longmen Nuclear Power Plant
• Old Caoling Tunnel

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

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