Taichung Line

Taiwan Trunk Line (Mountain Line)
Overview
Native name 縱貫線 (山線)
Type Passenger/freight rail
Termini Zhunan
Changhua
Stations 16
Operation
Opened 20 February 1908
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length 85.5 km (53.1 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification 25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed 150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map
Legend
km Station
Connecting to the Northern Section
125.4 Zhunan
Connecting to the Coastal Line
130.7 Zaoqiao
137.4 Fengfu
140.6 Miaoli
147.2 Nanshi
151.4 Tongluo
158.8 Sanyi
Miaoli County - Taichung City border
169.7 Tai'an
172.3 Houli
179.1 Fengyuan
184.1 Tanzi
189.2 Taiyuan
193.3 Taichung
197.5 Daqing
200.5 Wuri
201.3 Xinwuri
203.8 Chenggong
Connecting to the Chengzhui Line
Taichung City - Changhua County border
210.9 Changhua
Connecting to the Southern Section
Departures board at the Taichung Train station on the Taichung (Mountain) Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

The Taichung Line (Chinese: 台中線 or 臺中線; pinyin: Táizhōng Xiàn), also known as the Mountain Line (Chinese: 山線; pinyin: Shān Xiàn), is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is It has a total length of 85.5 km, of which all but 2.2 km (the Chengzhui Line from Chenggong to Zhuifen) is double track.[1]

History

The Taichung Line was completed in 1908. After the Coast Line between Zhunan and Changhua was finished in 1922, the original line was called Taichung Line. In 1998, the construction to expand to two tracks (double tracks) was completed. Long tunnels were built to reduce the grade of the line. Sanyi Tunnel is one of the longest railway tunnels in Taiwan. The opening of the new segment of the line relegated the previous segment of the line to become the Old Mountain Line.

Currently, the Railway Reconstruction Bureau is transforming the section of the line from Fengyuan to Daqing into an elevated line. Slated for completion in 2017, the project will replace Fengyuan, Tanzi, Taiyuan, Taichung, and Daqing Stations with new, elevated stations, and create the new stations Fengnan, Toujiacuo, Songzhu, Jingwu, and Wuquan.[2]

Stations on the Taichung Line

Station NameTransfers and NotesLocation
HanyuTongyongChinese
ZhunanJhunan竹南Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (North)
Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (Coast)
ZhunanMiaoli
County
ZaoqiaoZaociao造橋 Zaoqiao
FengfuFongfu豐富 Taiwan High Speed Rail Miaoli (planned) Houlong
Miaoli苗栗 Miaoli
NanshiNanshih南勢
Tongluo銅鑼 Tongluo
Sanyi三義Taiwan Railways Administration Old Mountain Line Sanyi
Tai'anTai-an泰安 HouliTaichung
Houli后里
FengyuanFongyuan豐原 Fengyuan
TanziTanzih潭子 Tanzi
Taiyuan太原 Beitun
Taichung台中 Central
DaqingDacing大慶Taichung Metro: G13 Daqing (planned) South
WuriWurih烏日Taichung Metro: G16 Wuri (planned) Wuri
XinwuriNew Wurih新烏日 Taiwan High Speed Rail Taichung
Taichung Metro: G17 Xinwuri (planned)
Chenggong成功Taiwan Railways Administration Chengzhui Line
Changhua彰化Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (South)
Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (Coast)
ChanghuaChanghua
County

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References

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  1. Taiwan Railways Administration
  2. "Railway Reconstruction Bureau - Projects". Railway Reconstruction Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 2013-12-20.


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