Houli (Chinese: 后里車站; pinyin: Hòulǐ Chēzhàn) 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.
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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Taichung | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 May 1905 | ||||||||||
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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
- Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum
- Hou-feng Bikeway (Chinese)
See also
References
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