Editing Yilan line (section)

== 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 railway station|Houtong]] and [[Ruifang railway station|Ruifang Station]] in [[Ruifang District]], resulting in the rail service disruption along the line.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Wei-chi|last1=Cheng|first2=Jake|last2=Chung|date=6 December 2020|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/12/06/2003748198|title=Landslide disrupts travel in the north|publisher=Taipei Times|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> Emergency work was then carried out to remove the 10,000 m<sup>3</sup> debris and to restore the [[overhead line]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=George|last1=Liao|date=6 December 2020|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4070908|title=Reopening of landslide-hit railway in northern Taiwan delayed|publisher=Taiwan News|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> On 14 December, the line was fully reopened for service.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Ching-tse|last1=Cheng|date=14 December 2020|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4077298|title=New Taipei railway line damaged by landslide reopens|publisher=Taiwan News|access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref>