Houtong railway station

Houtong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Yilan line located in , New Taipei, . Houtong once sat on top of Taiwan's largest coal mine, but now visitors come to see the numerous cats living in the town.
  • Railway station
  • …lies at an elevation of 97 metres (318 feet)
  • …is operated by the Taiwan Railway Corporation
  • …is part of the Taiwan railway network
  • Description: railway station in New Taipei
  • Address: 柴寮路 70, 新北市, 瑞芳區, 224
  • Also known as
    “Hou-fung Huo-ch’e-chan”
    “Hou-t’ung”
    “Hou-t’ung Chan”
    “Hou-tung Huo-ch’e-chan”
    “Houtong”
    “Houtong Jhan”
    “Houtong Zhan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cat Village and Laudatory Monument of Jieshou Bridge.
is a memorial, which is situated 260 metres northeast of Houtong railway station.
Sandiaoling railway station is a railway station… is situated 2½ km south of Houtong railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jiufen and Jinguashi.
or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen…
is a village in the District of eastern New Taipei City, .
District is a rural district in the eastern part of , .

Houtong railway station

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Latitude
25.08702° or 25° 5′ 13″ north
Longitude
121.82721° or 121° 49′ 38″ east
Open location code
7QQ33RPG+RV
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Houtong railway station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “hóu dòng”
  • Chinese: “侯硐站”
  • Chinese: “侯硐車站”
  • Chinese: “猴硐”
  • Chinese: “猴硐車站”
  • Dutch: “station Houtong”
  • French: “Houtong”
  • Japanese: “侯トウ駅”
  • Japanese: “侯硐駅”
  • Japanese: “猴ドウ駅”
  • Japanese: “猴硐”
  • Japanese: “猴硐駅”
  • Korean: “허오둥 역”
  • Korean: “허우퉁”
  • Urdu: “ہاؤٹونگ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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