TRA Western Line
The TRA Western Line (Chinese: 西部幹線) is a railway line of the Taiwan Railway Administration running along Taiwan's densely populated western corridor. As a result of this, it remains the busiest rail line in Taiwan. In 2009, the line served over 164.3 million passengers, averaging 450,244 passengers per day.[1] The concept "Western Line" is actually a combination of line sections as the following:
- Taiwan Trunk Line (縱貫線):
- Northern section: From Keelung Station to Zhunan Station
- Coastal Line (海線): From Zhunan Station to Changhua Station, through Taichung Harbor and the seaside areas of Miaoli County and Taichung City.
- Mountain Line or Taichung Line (山線, 台中線): From Zhunan Station to Changhua Station, through the inland areas of Miaoli County and Taichung City.
- Chengzhui Line (成追線): A small section of railway connection Chenggong Station on the Mountain Line, and the Zhuifen Station on the Coastal Line.
- Southern Section: From Changhua Station to Kaohsiung Station
- Pingtung Line (屏東線): From Kaohsiung Station to Fangliao Station
The total length of the combined line of Taiwan Trunk Line is 408.5 km, of which 361.6 km is double track.[2]
History
The original railroad between Keelung and Dadaocheng was completed in 1891. The section between Dadaocheng and Hsinchu was finished in 1893. However, these sections were all rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century. The Western Line was completed in 1908. The Coastal Line, which was finished in 1922, was used to relieve congestion near Taichung.
Stations on the Northern Section
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Stations on the Coastal Line
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There are two routes between Zhunan Station and Changhua Station. They are typically referred as the Coastal line and the Mountain line.
The coastal line is designated as the main line while the hill line is officially called Taichung Line. Nonetheless, the traffic and operation standard in the mount line is much heavier than that in the coastal line, because it passes largest city Taichung in central Taiwan and all section are double tracks.
| Station Name | Transfers and Notes | Location | |||
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| Zhunan | Jhunan | 竹南 | → Connecting to the Northern Section → Connecting to the Taichung Line |
Zhunan | Miaoli County |
| Tanwen | Tanwun | 談文 | Zaoqiao | ||
| Dashan | 大山 | Houlong | |||
| Houlong | 後龍 | ||||
| Longgang | 龍港 | ||||
| Baishatun | 白沙屯 | Tongxiao | |||
| Xinpu | Sinpu | 新埔 | |||
| Tongxiao | Tongsiao | 通霄 | |||
| Yuanli | 苑裡 | Yuanli | |||
| Rinan | Rihnan | 日南 | Dajia District | Taichung City | |
| Dajia | 大甲 | ||||
| Taichung Port | 台中港 | → Connecting to the Taichung Port Line | Qingshui District | ||
| Qingshui | Cingshuei | 清水 | |||
| Shalu | 沙鹿 | Shalu District | |||
| Longjing | 龍井 | Longjing District | |||
| Dadu | 大肚 | Dadu District | |||
| Zhuifen | Jhueifen | 追分 | → Connecting to the Chengzhui Line | ||
| Changhua | 彰化 | → Connecting to the Southern Section → Connecting to the Taichung Line |
Changhua City | Changhua County | |
Stations on the Mountain Line (Taichung Line)
Stations on the Southern Section
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Stations on the Pingtung Line
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger Traffic by Line" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ↑ Taiwan Railways Administration
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