Pingtung Line

Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name	屏東線
Type	Passenger/freight rail
Termini	Kaohsiung Fangliao
Stations	18
Operation
Opened	15 December 1941
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length	61.3 km (38.1 mi)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz Catenary (Kaohsiung–Pingtung section)
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map Legend km Station Connecting to the Western Line 0.0 Kaohsiung 5.8 Fengshan 9.5 Houzhuang 13.8 Jiuqutang Kaohsiung City - Pingtung County border 18.8 Liukuaicuo 21.0 Pingtung 23.6 Guilai 25.9 Linluo 28.3 Xishi 32.0 Zhutian 36.1 Chaozhou 40.9 Kanding 43.3 Nanzhou 46.9 Zhen'an 50.1 Linbian 54.1 Jiadong 57.2 Donghai 61.3 Fangliao Connecting to the South-Link Line

The Pingtung Line (Chinese: 屏東線; pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn) is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line in Taiwan. It is 61.3 km long, of which 36.1 km is double track.^[1]

History

The line was completed in 1941. It is electrified (25 kV) with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Pingtung, which is to be extended to Chaozhou in 2015 in the first stage of railway electrification on the southern side of Taiwan. Most trains start or end from Kaohsiung Station or Pingtung Station.

Stations

Station Name			Transfers and Notes	Location
Hanyu	Tongyong	Chinese
Kaohsiung		高雄	→ Taiwan Trunk Line (South) Red Line: Kaohsiung Main Station Kaohsiung (planned)	Sanmin	Kaohsiung
Fengshan	Fongshan	鳳山	Orange Line: Fongshan (exterior)	Fengshan
Houzhuang	Houjhuang	後庄		Daliao
Jiuqutang	Jioucyutang	九區堂		Dashu
Liukuaicuo	Lioukuaicuo	六塊厝		Pingtung	Pingtung County
Pingtung		屏東
Guilai	Gueilai	歸來
Linluo		麟洛		Linluo
Xishi	Sishih	西勢		Zhutian
Zhutian	Jhutian	竹田
Chaozhou	Chaojhou	潮州		Chaozhou
Kanding		崁頂		Kanding
Nanzhou	Nanjhou	南州		Nanzhou
Zhen'an	Jhen-an	鎮安	→ Donggang Line (defunct)	Linbian
Linbian		林邊
Jiadong		佳冬		Jiadong
Donghai		東海		Fangliao
Fangliao		枋寮	→ South-Link Line

See also

• Western Line, Taiwan

References

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