Taichung Line

Taichung Line (Mountain Line)
Overview
Native name	臺中線 (山線)
Type	Heavy rail
Termini	Zhunan Changhua, Zhuifen (branch)
Stations	17 (16 on main, 1 on branch)
Operation
Opened	20 February 1908
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length	85.5 km (53.1 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)

Departures board at the Taichung Train station on the Taichung (Mountain) Line of the Taiwan Railway Administration.

The Taichung Line (Chinese: 臺中線 or 台中線; 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

Taichung Line
km Station ( West Coast) 125.4 Zhunan ( West Coast) 130.7 Zaoqiao 137.4 Fengfu 140.6 Miaoli 147.2 Nanshi 151.4 Tongluo 158.8 Sanyi 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 ( West Coast) Zhuifen 210.9 Changhua ( West Coast)
Distances shown are from Keelung via West Coast Line.

Station Name			Transfers and Notes	Location
Official	Other	Chinese
Zhunan	Jhunan	竹南	→ West Coast Line	Zhunan	Miaoli County
Zaoqiao	Zaociao	造橋		Zaoqiao
Fengfu	Fongfu	豐富	Miaoli	Houlong
Miaoli		苗栗		Miaoli
Nanshi	Nanshih	南勢
Tongluo		銅鑼		Tongluo
Sanyi		三義	→ Old Mountain Line (limited services)	Sanyi
Tai'an	Tai-an	泰安		Houli	Taichung
Houli		后里
Fengyuan	Fongyuan	豐原		Fengyuan
Lilin	n/a	栗林		Tanzi
Tanzi	Tanzih	潭子
Toujiacuo	n/a	頭家厝
Songzhu	n/a	松竹		Beitun
Taiyuan		太原
Jingwu	n/a	精武		East
Taichung		臺中		Central
Wuquan	n/a	五權		South
Daqing	Dacing	大慶	Taichung Metro  G : G13 Daqing (u/c)
Wuri	Wurih	烏日	Taichung Metro  G : G16 Wuri (u/c)	Wuri
Xinwuri	New Wurih	新烏日	Taichung Taichung Metro: G17 Xinwuri (u/c)
Chenggong		成功
Zhuifen	Jhueifen	追分	Via branch line → West Coast Line	Dadu
Changhua		彰化	→ West Coast Line	Changhua	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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