Taichung Line

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

Lines between Zhunan and Changhua

Legend 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

Station Name			Transfers and Notes	Location
Hanyu	Tongyong	Chinese
Zhunan	Jhunan	竹南	→ Connecting to the Northern Section of the Western Line → Connecting to the Coastal Line	Zhunan	Miaoli County
Zaoqiao	Zaociao	造橋		Zaoqiao
Fengfu	Fongfu	豐富	Taiwan High Speed Rail: Miaoli (planned)	Houlong
Miaoli		苗栗		Miaoli City
Nanshi	Nanshih	南勢
Tongluo		銅鑼		Tongluo
Sanyi		三義	→ Connecting to the Old Mountain Line	Sanyi
Tai'an	Tai-an	泰安		Houli District	Taichung City
Houli		后里
Fengyuan	Fongyuan	豐原		Fengyuan District
Tanzi	Tanzih	潭子		Tanzi District
Taiyuan		太原		Beitun District
Taichung		台中		Central District
Daqing	Dacing	大慶	Taichung Metro: G13 Daqing (planned)	South District
Wuri	Wurih	烏日	Taichung Metro: G16 Wuri (planned)	Wuri District
Xinwuri	New Wurih	新烏日	Taiwan High Speed Rail: Taichung Taichung Metro: G17 Xinwuri (planned)
Chenggong		成功	→ Connecting to the Chengzhui Line
Changhua		彰化	→ Connecting to the Southern Section of Western Line → Connecting to the Coastal Line	Changhua City	Changhua County

Notes:

• Shengxing Station (or Shengsing Station): Regular service terminated in September, 1998. Special service restarted in 2010. Located between Sanyi and Tai'an.
• Tai'an Station (or Tai-an Station): Earliest elevated station of TRA.

References

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