Western Trunk line
West Coast line | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 縱貫線 |
Owner | Taiwan Railways Administration |
Termini | |
Stations | 95 |
Service | |
Type | Heavy rail |
Operator(s) | Taiwan Railways Administration |
History | |
Opened | 10 August 1902 |
Technical | |
Line length | 404.5 km (251.3 mi) |
Number of tracks | Varies |
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
Electrification | 25 kV/60 Hz Catenary (incomplete) |
Operating speed | Varies |
West Coast Line or Main Line (Chinese: 縱貫線; pinyin: Zòngguàn xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiòng-koàn sòaⁿ) is a railway line of the Taiwan Railway Administration running along Taiwan's densely populated western corridor.[1][2] As a result, it is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is 404.5 km.
The coastal section between Zhunan and Changhua is known as Coastal Line (海線) and is 90.2 km long. It was built after Taichung line, which is also known as Mountain line (山線). Many express services take the Taichung route. Train schedules and departure boards mark either "山線" or "海線" to indicate the route taken. Despite being inconsistently less advanced than other sections and Taichung Line, the Coastal Line is classified as part of the main line while Taichung line is considered a separate line.
History
The original railroad between Keelung and Twatutia was completed in 1891. The section between Twatutia and Hsinchu was finished in 1893. However, these sections were all rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century during Japanese rule. The northern and southern sections and the Taichung Line were completed in 1908. The Coastal Line, finished in 1922, was used to relieve congestion near Taichung.
For this history, a greater concept of Western lines (Chinese: 西部幹線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-pō͘ Kàn-sòaⁿ) includes
Name | Chinese | Hokkien | Hakka | Length | Terminus |
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Main line | 縱貫線 | Chhiòng-koàn Sòaⁿ | Chiúng-kon Sien | 404.5 km (251.3 mi) | from Keelung to Kaohsiung |
Taichung line | 臺中線 | Tâi-tiong Sòaⁿ | Thòi-chûng Sien | 85.5 km (53.1 mi) | from Zhunan to Changhua (via Taichung) |
Pingtung line | 屏東線 | Pîn-tong Sòaⁿ | Phìn-tûng Sien | 61.3 km (38.1 mi) | from Kaohsiung to Fangliao |
Stations
Name | Chinese | Hokkien | Hakka | Transfers and Notes | Location | |
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Keelung | 基隆 | Ke-lâng | Kî-lùng | Ren'ai | Keelung | |
Sankeng | 三坑 | Saⁿ-kheⁿ | Sâm-hâng | |||
Badu | 八堵 | Peh-tó͘ | Pat-tú | → Yilan line | Nuannuan | |
Qidu | 七堵 | Chhit-tó͘ | Chhit-tú | Qidu | ||
Baifu | 百福 | Pah-hok | Pak-fuk | |||
Wudu | 五堵 | Gō͘-tó͘ | Ńg-tú | Xizhi | New Taipei | |
Xizhi | 汐止 | Se̍k-chí | Sip-chṳ́ | |||
Xike | 汐科 | Se̍k-kho | Sip-khô | |||
Nangang | 南港 | Lâm-káng | Nàm-kóng | Nangang Nangang |
Nangang | Taipei |
Songshan | 松山 | Siông-san | Chhiùng-sân | Songshan | Songshan | |
Taipei | 臺北 | Tâi-pak | Thòi-pet | Taipei Taipei Main Taipei Main (200m) |
Zhongzheng | |
Wanhua | 萬華 | Bān-hôa | Van-fà | Longshan Temple | Wanhua | |
Banqiao | 板橋 | Pang-kiô | Pán-khiâu | Banqiao Banqiao ( u/c) |
Banqiao | New Taipei |
Fuzhou | 浮洲 | Phû-chiu | Feù-chû | Shulin | ||
Shulin | 樹林 | Chhiū-nâ | Su-lìm | |||
South Shulin | 南樹林 | Lâm-chhiū-nâ | Nàm Su-lìm | |||
Shanjia | 山佳 | Soaⁿ-á-kha | Sân-kâ | |||
Yingge | 鶯歌 | Eng-ko | Yîn-kô | Yingge | ||
Taoyuan | 桃園 | Thô-hn̂g | Thò-yèn | Taoyuan | Taoyuan | |
Neili | 內壢 | Lāi-le̍k | Nui-la̍k | Zhongli | ||
Zhongli | 中壢 | Tiong-le̍k | Chûng-la̍k | Zhongli (u/c) | ||
Puxin | 埔心 | Po͘-sim | Pu-sîm | Yangmei | ||
Yangmei | 楊梅 | Iûⁿ-mûi | Yòng-mòi | |||
Fugang | 富岡 | Hù-kong | Fu-kông | |||
Xinfu | 新富 | Sin-hù | Sîn-fu | |||
Beihu | 北湖 | Pak-ô͘ | Pet-fù | Hukou | Hsinchu County | |
Hukou | 湖口 | Ô͘-kháu | Fù-khiéu | |||
Xinfeng | 新豐 | Sin-hong | Sîn-fûng | Xinfeng | ||
Zhubei | 竹北 | Tek-pak | Chuk-pet | Zhubei | ||
North Hsinchu | 北新竹 | Pak Sin-tek | Pet Sîn-chuk | → Neiwan line | East | Hsinchu |
Hsinchu | 新竹 | Sin-tek | Sîn-chuk | → Neiwan line | ||
Sanxingqiao | 三姓橋 | Saⁿ-sèⁿ-kiô | Sâm-siang-khiâu | Xiangshan | ||
Xiangshan | 香山 | Hiong-san | Hiông-sân | |||
Qiding | 崎頂 | Kiā-téng | Khi-táng | Zhunan | Miaoli County | |
Zhunan | 竹南 | Tek-lâm | Chuk-nàm | → Taichung line | ||
Tanwen | 談文 | Tâm-bûn | Thàm-vùn | Zaoqiao | ||
Dashan | 大山 | Tōa-soaⁿ | Thai-sân | Houlong | ||
Houlong | 後龍 | Āu-lâng | Heu-liùng | |||
Longgang | 龍港 | Lêng-káng | Liùng-kóng | |||
Baishatun | 白沙屯 | Pe̍h-soa-tūn | Pha̍k-sâ-thûn | Tongxiao | ||
Xinpu | 新埔 | Sin-po͘ | Sîn-phû | |||
Tongxiao | 通霄 | Thong-siau | Thûng-siau | |||
Yuanli | 苑裡 | Oán-lí | Yén-lî | Yuanli | ||
Rinan | 日南 | Ji̍t-lâm | Ngit-nàm | Dajia | Taichung | |
Dajia | 大甲 | Tāi-kah | Thai-kap | |||
Taichung Port | 臺中港 | Tâi-tiong-káng | Thòi-chûng-kóng | Qingshui | ||
Qingshui | 清水 | Chheng-chúi | Chhîn-súi | |||
Shalu | 沙鹿 | Soa-lak | Sâ-lu̍k | Shalu | ||
Longjing | 龍井 | Liông-chéⁿ | Liùng-chiáng | Longjing | ||
Dadu | 大肚 | Tōa-tō͘ | Thai-tú | Dadu | ||
Zhuifen | 追分 | Tui-hun | Tûi-fûn | → Taichung line (branch line) | ||
Changhua | 彰化 | Chiong-hoà | Chông-fa | → Taichung line | Changhua | Changhua County |
Huatan | 花壇 | Hoe-toâⁿ | Fâ-thàn | Huatan | ||
Dacun | 大村 | Tāi-chhoan | Thai-chhûn | Dacun | ||
Yuanlin | 員林 | Oân-lîm | Yèn-lìm | Yuanlin | ||
Yongjing | 永靖 | Éng-chēng | Yún-chhìn | Yongjing | ||
Shetou | 社頭 | Siā-thâu | Sa-theù | Shetou | ||
Tianzhong | 田中 | Tiân-tiong | Thièn-chûng | Tianzhong | ||
Ershui | 二水 | Jī-chúi | Ngi-súi | → Jiji line | Ershui | |
Linnei | 林內 | Nâ-lāi | Lìm-nui | Linnei | Yunlin County | |
Shiliu | 石榴 | Chio̍h-liû | Sa̍k-liû | Douliu | ||
Douliu | 斗六 | Táu-la̍k | Teú-liuk | |||
Dounan | 斗南 | Táu-lâm | Teú-nàm | Dounan | ||
Shigui | 石龜 | Chio̍h-ku | Sa̍k-kuî | |||
Dalin | 大林 | Tōa-nâ | Thai-lìm | Dalin | Chiayi County | |
Minxiong | 民雄 | Bîn-hiông | Mìn-hiùng | Minxiong | ||
Jiabei | 嘉北 | Ka-pak | Kâ-pet | East | Chiayi | |
Chiayi | 嘉義 | Ka-gī | Kâ-ngi | Alishan Forest Railway | West | |
Shuishang | 水上 | Chúi-siōng | Súi-sông | Shuishang | Chiayi County | |
Nanjing | 南靖 | Lâm-chēng | Nàm-chhìn | |||
Houbi | 後壁 | Āu-piah | Heu-piak | Houbi | Tainan | |
Xinying | 新營 | Sin-iâⁿ | Sîn-yàng | Xinying | ||
Liuying | 柳營 | Liú-iâⁿ | Liú-yàng | Liuying | ||
Linfengying | 林鳳營 | Lîm-hōng-iâⁿ | Lìm-fung-yàng | Liujia | ||
Longtian | 隆田 | Liông-tiân | Lùng-thièn | Guantian | ||
Balin | 拔林 | Pa̍t-á-nâ | Pha̍t-lìm | |||
Shanhua | 善化 | Siān-hòa | San-fa | Shanhua | ||
Nanke | 南科 | Lâm-kho | Nàm-khô | Xinshi | ||
Xinshi | 新市 | Sin-chhī | Sîn-sṳ | |||
Yongkang | 永康 | Éng-khong | Yún-không | Yongkang | ||
Daqiao | 大橋 | Tōa-kiô | Thai-khiâu | |||
Tainan | 臺南 | Tâi-lâm | Thòi-nàm | East | ||
Bao'an | 保安 | Pó-an | Pó-ôn | Rende | ||
Rende | 仁德 | Jîn-tek | Yìn-tet | |||
Zhongzhou | 中洲 | Tiong-chiu | Chûng-chû | → Shalun line | ||
Dahu | 大湖 | Tōa-ô͘ | Thai-fù | Luzhu | Kaohsiung | |
Luzhu | 路竹 | Lō͘-tek | Lu-chuk | |||
Gangshan | 岡山 | Kong-san | Kông-sân | Gangshan | ||
Qiaotou | 橋頭 | Kiô-á-thâu | Khiâu-thèu | Ciaotou | Qiaotou | |
Nanzi | 楠梓 | Lâm-á-kheⁿ | Nâm-chṳ́ | Nanzi | ||
Xinzuoying | 新左營 | Sin-chó-iâⁿ | Sîn-chó-yàng | Zuoying Zuoying/THSR |
Zuoying | |
Zuoying–Jiucheng | 左營·舊城 | Chó-iâⁿ (Kū-siâⁿ) | Chó-yàng (Khiu-sàng) | |||
Neiwei | 內惟 | Lāi-ûi | Nui-vì | Gushan | ||
Museum of Fine Arts |
美術館 | Bí-su̍t-koán | Mî-su̍t-kón | |||
Gushan | 鼓山 | Kó͘-san | Kú-sân | |||
Sankuaicuo | 三塊厝 | Saⁿ-tè-chhù | Sân-khoài-chhṳ̀ | Sanmin | ||
Kaohsiung | 高雄 | Ko-hiông | Kô-hiùng | → Pingtung line Kaohsiung Main |
References
- ^ "About TRA". Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Statistics". 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局 (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.