Yilan line

The Yilan Line (Chinese: 宜むべ蘭らん線せん; 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	宜むべ蘭らん線せん
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へるつ Catenary
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map 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 特等とくとう站, Special Station 一等いっとう站, Level 1 Station 二に等とう站, Level 2 Station 三さん等とう站, Level 3 Station 簡易かんい站, 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. Emergency work was then carried out to remove the 10,000 m³ debris and to restore the overhead line. On 14 December, the line was fully reopened for service.

Stations

Train passing through the rural Sandiaoling Station

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Badu	八はち堵と	Peh-tó͘	Pat-tú	→ West Coast line	Nuannuan	Keelung
Nuannuan	暖だん暖だん	Loán-loán	Nôn-nôn
Sijiaoting	四よん腳亭	Sì-kha-têng	Si-kiok-thìn		Ruifang	New Taipei
Ruifang	瑞みず芳かおる	Sūi-hong	Lui-fông	→ Shen'ao line
Houtong	猴硐	Kâu-tông	Heù-thung
Sandiaoling	三さん貂てん嶺みね	Sam-tiau-niá	Sâm-tiau-liâng	→ Pingxi line
Mudan	牡丹ぼたん	Bó͘-tan	Meú-Tân		Shuangxi
Shuangxi	雙そう溪けい	Siang-khe	Sûng-hâi
Gongliao	貢みつぎ寮りょう	Kòng-liâu	Kung-liàu		Gongliao
Fulong	福ぶく隆たかし	Hok-liông	Fuk-lùng
Shicheng	石城せきじょう	Chio̍h-siâⁿ	Sa̍k-sàng		Toucheng	Yilan County
Dali	大里おおさと	Tāi-lí	Thai-lî
Daxi	大溪おおたに	Tāi-khe	Thai-hâi
Guishan	龜山かめやま	Ku-soaⁿ	Kûi-sân
Wai'ao	外そと澳	Goā-ò	Ngoi-o
Toucheng	頭あたま城じょう	Thâu-siâⁿ	Theù-sàng
Dingpu	頂いただき埔	Téng-po͘	Táng-phû
Jiaoxi	礁溪	Ta-khe	Chiau-hâi		Jiaoxi
Sicheng	四よん城しろ	Sì-siâⁿ	Si-sàng
Yilan	宜むべ蘭らん	Gî-lân	Ngì-làn		Yilan
Erjie	二に結ゆい	Jī-kiat	Ngi-kiet		Wujie
Zhongli	中里なかさと	Tiong-lí	Chûng-lî
Luodong	羅ら東ひがし	Lô-tong	Lò-tûng		Luodong
Dongshan	冬山ふゆやま	Tang-soaⁿ	Tûng-sân		Dongshan
Xinma	新しん馬うま	Sin-má	Sîn-mâ		Su'ao
Su'aoxin	蘇そ澳新	So͘-ò Sin	Sû-o Sîn	→ North-link line
Su'ao	蘇そ澳	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