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大同土場車站

Datong Tuchang Railway Station

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Tuchang Station (土場車站) was the terminal station on the Luodong Forest Railway Line (羅東森林鐵道), which opened in 1924, carried passengers from 1926, and closed in 1979. It was a transfer station for onward travel along the Taipingshan Forest Railway (太平山林業鐵路) and collection point for material sent down from the high mountains. In more recent decades it was briefly the ticket booth for entrance to Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area, but as of the mid-2010s it is idle and unused along with the police station next door. There are some old trains on display in this area including Luodong Forest Railway No. 1 Steam Engine (東林鐵1號蒸汽機車) and the Zhonghua Express (中華號特快車), which used to provide passenger service along the line until it was abolished.

Tuchang Station (土場車站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 4.2
Shutter Speed
1/320 sec
Focal Length
29.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
12.5 EV
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The renovated appearance of Tuchang Station, which was briefly used as the gatehouse for Taiping National Forest Recreation Area.
Trains on Display at Tuchang Station (土場車站)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/1000 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.6 EV
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3600 × 2400
Luodong Forest Railway No. 1 Steam Engine (東林鐵1號蒸汽機車) and others on display across from Tuchang Station.
Zhonghua Express (中華號特快車)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/800 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
13.3 EV
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3600 × 2400
One of two diesel passenger trains dubbed the Zhonghua Express (中華號特快車).
Luodong Forest Railway Carriage
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3400
Lens
AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G or AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Aperture
ƒ / 3.8
Shutter Speed
1/2000 sec
Focal Length
23.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
14.8 EV
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A forest railway carriage.

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Alexander Synaptic
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.

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