North-link line

North-Link Line
Overview
Native name	北迴線
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Termini	Su'aoxin Hualien
Stations	13
Service
Type	Passenger/freight rail
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened	1 February 1980
Technical
Line length	79.2 km (49.2 mi)
Number 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)

The North-Link Line (Chinese: 北迴線; pinyin: Běihuí Xiàn) is the central section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It has a total length of 86.6 km, including a 7.4 km segment between Beipu and Hualien Port.

History

The line was completed in 1979 and was electrified in 2003. Expansion to two tracks (double track) was completed in January 2005.

Stations

Outline map near Su'ao, Stations:
A: Su-aosin, B: Su-ao, C: Yongle
Lines:
Blue:Yilan Line, Green: North-Link Line

Outline map near Hualien, Stations:
A: Hualien (former), B: Hualien Port,
C: Hualien, D: Beipu, E: Ji'an, F: Meilun
Lines:
Yellow: North-Link Line
Blue:Hualien–Taitung Line
Green: Hualien Port Line
Red: Hualien Port Line (former)

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Su'aoxin	蘇澳新	So͘-ò Sin	Sû-o Sîn	→ Yilan line	Su'ao	Yilan County
Yongle	永樂	Éng-lo̍k	Yún-lo̍k
Dong'ao	東澳	Tang-ò	Tûng-o		Nan'ao
Nan'ao	南澳	Lâm-ò	Nàm-o		Su'ao
Wuta	武塔	Bú-thah	Vú-thap		Nan'ao
Hanben	漢本	Hàn-pún	Hon-pún
Heping	和平	Hô-pêng	Fò-phìn		Xiulin	Hualien County
Heren	和仁	Hô-jîn	Fò-yìn
Chongde	崇德	Chông-tek	Chhùng-tet
Xincheng (Taroko)	新城（太魯閣）	Sin-siâⁿ (Thài-ló͘-koh)	Sîn-sàng (Thai-lû-kok)		Xincheng
Jingmei	景美	Kéng-bí	Kín-mî		Xiulin
Beipu	北埔	Pak-po͘	Pet-phû		Xincheng
Hualien	花蓮	Hoa-liân	Fâ-lièn	→ Hualien–Taitung line	Hualien

• Yongchun Station: Located between Su'aoxin and Yongle. Merged by Yongle Station in 2002.

See also

• Ten Major Construction Projects