Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section)

Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section)
Overview
Native name 縱貫線 (北段)
Type Passenger/freight rail
Termini Keelung
Zhunan
Stations 32
Operation
Opened 10 August 1902
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length 125.4 km (77.9 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
0.0 Keelung
1.3 Sankeng
connection to Yilan Line
3.7 Badu
6.0 Qidu

8.7 Baifu
Keelung City
New Taipei City

11.7 Wudu
13.1 Xizhi
14.6 Xike
New Taipei City
Taipei City

19.1 Nangang
21.9 Songshan
28.3 Taipei
31.1 Wanhua
Taipei City
New Taipei City

35.5 Banqiao
38.0 Fuzhou
40.9 Shulin
44.8 Shanjia
49.2 Yingge
New Taipei City
Taoyuan City

connection to Linkou Line
57.4 Taoyuan
63.3 Neili
67.3 Zhongli
73.1 Puxin
77.1 Yangmei
83.9 Fugang
Taoyuan City
Hsinchu County

87.1 Beihu
89.6 Hukou
95.8 Xinfeng
100.6 Zhubei
Hsinchu County
Hsinchu City

connection to Neiwan Line
105.0 North Hsinchu
106.4 Hsinchu
114.4 Xiangshan
Hsinchu County
Miaoli County

120.8 Qiding
125.4 Zhunan
connection to Taichung Line

and Coastal Line

The Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section) (Chinese: 縱貫線 (北段); pinyin: Zòngguàn Xiàn (běiduàn)) is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Taiwan. It is 125.4 km long with double track.[1]

History

The line was completed in 1902. It is electrified (25 kV) with two tracks from Keelung Station to Zhunan Station. At the northern end by Badu Station there is a connection to the Eastern Line, on the southern end it split into two routes at Zhunan Station: Coastal Line and Taichung Line (Mountain Line).

Stations

Station NameTransfers and NotesLocation
HanyuTongyongChinese
Keelung基隆 Ren'aiKeelung
Sankeng三坑
Badu八堵Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan Line Nuannuan
QiduCidu七堵 Qidu
Baifu百福
Wudu五堵 XizhiNew Taipei
XizhiSijhih汐止
XikeSike汐科
Nangang南港 Taipei Metro Line 5: Nangang
Taiwan High Speed Rail Nangang (planned)
NangangTaipei
Songshan松山 Taipei Metro Line 3: Songshan Songshan
Taipei台北 Taipei Metro Line 2: Taipei Main Station
Taipei Metro Line 5: Taipei Main Station
Taoyuan International Airport MRT Taipei (planned)
Taiwan High Speed Rail Taipei
Zhongzheng
Wanhua萬華 Taipei Metro Line 5: Longshan Temple (exterior) Wanhua
BanqiaoBanciao板橋 Taipei Metro Line 5: Banqiao
Taipei Metro Yellow Line: Banqiao (planned)
Taiwan High Speed Rail Banciao
BanqiaoNew Taipei
FuzhouFujhou浮洲 Shulin
Shulin樹林
South Shulin南樹林
Shanjia山佳
Yingge鶯歌 Yingge
Taoyuan桃園Taiwan Railways Administration Linkou Line TaoyuanTaoyuan
Neili內壢 Zhongli
ZhongliJhongli中壢 Taoyuan Metro Blue Line: Zhongli (planned)
PuxinPusin埔心 Yangmei
Yangmei楊梅
Fugang富岡
Beihu北湖 HukouHsinchu
County
Hukou湖口
XinfengSinfong新豐 Xinfeng
ZhubeiJhubei竹北 Zhubei
North Hsinchu北新竹Taiwan Railways Administration Neiwan Line EastHsinchu
Hsinchu新竹Taiwan Railways Administration Neiwan Line
XiangshanSiangshan香山 Xiangshan
QidingCiding崎頂 ZhunanMiaoli
County
ZhunanJhunan竹南Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (Mountain)
Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Trunk Line (Coast)

See also

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References


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