The China Post
Date: December 29, 2016
By: Tammy Liu
The China Post and CNA — Badouzi Station (八斗子車站), located on the border of New Taipei and
Badouzi Station is seen in this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 28, the reopening day of the station. (By Tammy Liu, The China Post)
Keelung, resumed services on Wednesday.
Dubbed the train station with the most beautiful scenery in Northern Taiwan, the station, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, is an extension of the Haikeguan Station on the 4.7-kilometer Shen’ao Line linking Ruifang (瑞芳), the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (海科館) and Badouzi.
The first train at the Badouzi station got there at 10:25 a.m. on Saturday, after departing from Ruifang at 10:12 a.m., according to the TRA.
During his tenure as legislator, The China Post Chairman and Publisher George Hsieh (謝國樑) worked to promote Taiwan Railways Administration (台鐵) and to reopen the Badouzi Station in order to stimulate tourism growth in the northeast. [FULL STORY]
