Fulong Station
Fulong Station
TRA Fulong Station. In this photograph, people are joining Hohaiyan Rock Festival in 2006.
Fulong Station (Chinese: 福隆車站; pinyin: Fúlóng Chēzhàn) is a Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Yilan Line station, located at Fulong Village, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Structure
- Two island platforms
Service
- Currently,(2013) 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; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ò-té), which is a fishing port located 6 km north to this station.
- 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 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 (The place where the Hohaiyan Rock Festival was held over the years.)
- Northeast Coast National Scenic Area
- Longmen Nuclear Power Plant
- Fulong mealbox
- Aodi
- Northern Seaside Highway
Nearby stations
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- Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)
- Yilan Line
- Gongliao Station - Fulong Station - Shicheng Station
See also
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Coordinates: 25°00′57.4″N 121°56′41.5″E / 25.015944°N 121.944861°E
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