Houli railway station
Houli 后里車站  | |||||||||||
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| Location | Houli, Taichung, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′33.8″N 120°43′58.6″E / 24.309389°N 120.732944°E | ||||||||||
| System | Train station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Taiwan Railway | ||||||||||
| Operator | Taiwan Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | Taichung | ||||||||||
Train operators | Taiwan Railway | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 May 1905 | ||||||||||
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Houli (Chinese: 后里車站; pinyin: Hòulǐ Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Taichung line located in Houli District, Taichung, Taiwan.[1] It is the teminus of most local trains originating from Chaozhou railway station. It has two platforms used by trains, and another platform, rarely used by railway maintenance vehicles and trains. This station is directly connected to the Houli science park, which is a part of Central Taiwan Science Park.
History
The station was opened on 15 May 1905.
On 4 January 2018, a truck-mounted crane collapsed on an overhead power line at the station, causing a blackout and disrupting electricity supply and train services.[2]
Around the station
- Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum
- Hou-feng Bikeway (Chinese)
See also
References
- ↑ "Geocaching - the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site".
- ↑ Wang, Shu-fen; Kao, Evelyn (4 January 2018). "Power outage at Taichung train station affects 2,650 passengers". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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