Dongli railway station explained

Dongli Station
Native Name:東里車站
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
Child:yes
Dongli Station
T:東里車站
Bpmf:ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
P:Dōnglǐ Chēzhàn
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:tra
Type:TRA railway station
Borough:Fuli, Hualien
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:23.2724°N 121.3041°W
Line:Taitung line
Distance:89.8 km to Hualien
Platforms:1 island platform
1 side platform
Structure:Elevated
Code:022
Passengers:7,033 per year[1]
Pass Rank:210
Pass Year:2017

Dongli railway station is a railway station located in Fuli Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the Taitung line and is operated by Taiwan Railways.

History

The railway station was originally constructed in the southeast of the current station building when the line was not yet rerouted. After the line was rerouted, the new station building was constructed to be what is the current Dongli railway station today and the old station was named Old Dongli railway station . The old station now serves as the southern end of the 9.8-km long Yufu Bikeway taking place of the old section of the railway line before the rerouting works.[2]

On 18 September 2022, six coaches of the Tze-chiang limited express which was stopping at the station derailed cause by the 2022 Taitung earthquakes.[3]

Around the station

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 各站客貨運起訖量 . 臺灣鐵路管理局 . 12 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180528214959/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t11.pdf . 28 May 2018 . dead .
  2. News: Steven. Crook. 29 May 2020. Highways and Byways: Taiwan's retired railway stations. Taipei Times. 30 May 2020.
  3. News: Shan. Shelley. 19 September 2022. Severe damage as 6.8 quake strikes. Taipei Times. 19 September 2022.