Houli railway station explained

Houli
Native Name:后里車站
Native Name Lang:zh
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:rail
Type:Train station
Address:Houli, Taichung, Taiwan
Coordinates:24.3094°N 120.7329°W
Owned:Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator:Taiwan Railways Administration
Line:Taichung
Train Operators:Taiwan Railways Administration
Opened:15 May 1905

Houli is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung line located in Houli District, Taichung, Taiwan.[1] It is the teminus of most of local trains originating from Chaozhou railway station. It has two platforms used by trains and another unused platform rarely used by railway maintenance vehicles and trains. This station directly connected to the Houli science park which is a part of Central Taiwan Science Park.

History

The train station was opened on 15 May 1905. On 4 January 2018, a truck-mounted crane collapsed on overhead power line at the station causing blackout and disrupting electricity supply and train services.[2]

Around the station

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geocaching - the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site.
  2. Web site: Power outage at Taichung train station affects 2,650 passengers. 4 January 2018. Shu-fen. Wang. Evelyn. Kao. Focus Taiwan. 7 January 2018.