Yilan line

The Yilan Line (Chinese: 宜蘭線; pinyin: Yilán Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gî-lân Soàⁿ) is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km.

Yilan Line
Overview
Native name	宜蘭線
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Termini	Badu Su'ao
Stations	27
Service
Type	Passenger/freight rail
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened	1924-11-30
Technical
Line length	93.6 km (58.2 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map Legend km Station Connecting to the Western Line 0.0 Badu 1.6 Nuannuan Keelung City - New Taipei City border 3.9 Sijiaoting 8.9 Ruifang Connecting to the Shenao Line 13.5 Houtong 16.0 Sandiaoling Connecting to the Pingxi Line 19.6 Mudan 22.9 Shuangxi 28.3 Gongliao 32.0 Fulong New Taipei City - Yilan county border 37.4 Shicheng 40.1 Dali 44.8 Daxi 49.4 Guishan 53.0 Wai-ao 56.6 Toucheng 58.8 Dingpu 62.9 Jiaoxi 67.6 Sicheng 71.3 Yilan 77.1 Erjie 78.3 Zhongli 80.1 Luodong 85.1 Dongshan 89.3 Xinma 90.2 Su-aoxin Connecting to the North-Link Line 93.6 Su-ao 特等站, Special Station 一等站, Level 1 Station 二等站, Level 2 Station 三等站, Level 3 Station 簡易站, Simple Station 招呼站, "Called on" Station

History

This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. It was expanded to two tracks in the early 1980s. In 2000, it was electrified between Badu and Luodong, while the remaining part was completed in 2003. On 4 December 2020, a landslide buried a section of the line between Houtong and Ruifang Station in Ruifang District, resulting in the rail service disruption along the line.^[1] Emergency work was then carried out to remove the 10,000 m³ debris and to restore the overhead line.^[2] On 14 December, the line was fully reopened for service.^[3]

Stations

Train passing through the rural Sandiaoling Station

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Badu	八堵	Peh-tó͘	Pat-tú	→ West Coast line	Nuannuan	Keelung
Nuannuan	暖暖	Loán-loán	Nôn-nôn
Sijiaoting	四腳亭	Sì-kha-têng	Si-kiok-thìn		Ruifang	New Taipei
Ruifang	瑞芳	Sūi-hong	Lui-fông	→ Shen'ao line
Houtong	猴硐	Kâu-tông	Heù-thung
Sandiaoling	三貂嶺	Sam-tiau-niá	Sâm-tiau-liâng	→ Pingxi line
Mudan	牡丹	Bó͘-tan	Meú-Tân		Shuangxi
Shuangxi	雙溪	Siang-khe	Sûng-hâi
Gongliao	貢寮	Kòng-liâu	Kung-liàu		Gongliao
Fulong	福隆	Hok-liông	Fuk-lùng
Shicheng	石城	Chio̍h-siâⁿ	Sa̍k-sàng		Toucheng	Yilan County
Dali	大里	Tāi-lí	Thai-lî
Daxi	大溪	Tāi-khe	Thai-hâi
Guishan	龜山	Ku-soaⁿ	Kûi-sân
Wai'ao	外澳	Goā-ò	Ngoi-o
Toucheng	頭城	Thâu-siâⁿ	Theù-sàng
Dingpu	頂埔	Téng-po͘	Táng-phû
Jiaoxi	礁溪	Ta-khe	Chiau-hâi		Jiaoxi
Sicheng	四城	Sì-siâⁿ	Si-sàng
Yilan	宜蘭	Gî-lân	Ngì-làn		Yilan
Erjie	二結	Jī-kiat	Ngi-kiet		Wujie
Zhongli	中里	Tiong-lí	Chûng-lî
Luodong	羅東	Lô-tong	Lò-tûng		Luodong
Dongshan	冬山	Tang-soaⁿ	Tûng-sân		Dongshan
Xinma	新馬	Sin-má	Sîn-mâ		Su'ao
Su'aoxin	蘇澳新	So͘-ò Sin	Sû-o Sîn	→ North-link line
Su'ao	蘇澳	So͘-ò	Sû-o

• The Shen'ao Line runs for both freight and passenger service.

See also

• North-link line
• Taitung line
• South-link line