West Coast Line (Taiwan)

West Coast Line
Overview
Native name 縱貫線
Type Heavy rail
Termini Keelung
Kaohsiung
Stations 91
Operation
Opened 10 August 1902
Owner Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s) Taiwan Railways Administration
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.

Stations

West Coast Line
km Station
0.0 Keelung
1.3 Sankeng
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationYilan Right arrow)
3.7 Badu
6.0 Qidu

8.7 Baifu
11.7 Wudu
13.1 Xizhi
14.6 Xike
(Up arrow Taipei Metro)

19.1 Nangang

21.9 Songshan
(Down arrow Taipei Metro)

(Left arrow Taipei Metro Right arrow)

28.3 Taipei
31.1 Wanhua

35.5 Banqiao
(Down arrow Taoyuan Metro A )
(Down arrow Taiwan High Speed Rail)
(Down arrow Taipei Metro)
38.0 Fuzhou
40.9 Shulin
44.8 Shanjia
49.2 Yingge
57.4 Taoyuan
63.3 Neili
67.3 Zhongli
73.1 Puxin
77.1 Yangmei
83.9 Fugang
87.1 Beihu
89.6 Hukou
95.8 Xinfeng
100.6 Zhubei
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationNeiwan Right arrow)
105.0 North Hsinchu
106.4 Hsinchu
114.4 Xiangshan
120.8 Qiding
125.4 Zhunan
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationTaichung Right arrow)
129.9 Tanwen
136.6 Dashan
140.4 Houlong
144.0 Longgang
152.1 Baishatun
155.2 Xinpu
161.0 Tongxiao
167.1 Yuanli
174.8 Rinan
179.4 Dajia
184.7 Taichung Port
190.7 Qingshui
193.9 Shalu
198.5 Longjing
203.5 Dadu
208.5 Zhuifen
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationTaichung Right arrow)
215.6 Changhua
222.2 Huatan
226.8 Dacun
230.3 Yuanlin
233.8 Yongjing
237.5 Shetou
241.8 Tianzhong
247.6 Ershui
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationJiji Right arrow)
255.7 Linnei
260.5 Shiliu
265.3 Douliu
272.9 Dounan
276.8 Shigui
281.4 Dalin
287.2 Minxiong
293.9 Jiabei
(Alishan Forest Rly Right arrow)
296.5 Chiayi
303.1 Shuishang
305.7 Nanjing
311.7 Houbi
319.4 Xinying
322.7 Liuying
326.6 Linfengying
332.1 Longtian
334.3 Balin
338.9 Shanhua
341.8 Nanke
346.5 Xinshi
351.5 Yongkang
355.2 Daqiao
357.9 Tainan
365.5 Bao'an
366.9 Rende
369.5 Zhongzhou
(Taiwan Railways AdministrationShalun Right arrow)
372.4 Dahu
375.3 Luzhu
383.1 Gangshan
(Up arrow Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit R )

386.7 Qiaotou
390.9 Nanzi

(Up arrow Taiwan High Speed Rail)

396.0 Xinzuoying
397.9 Zuoying

(Left arrow Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit R )

404.5 Kaohsiung
(Down arrow Taiwan Railways AdministrationPingtung)
Station NameTransfers and NotesLocation
OfficialOtherChinese
Keelung基隆 Ren'aiKeelung
Sankeng三坑
Badu八堵Taiwan Railways Administration Yilan Line Nuannuan
QiduCidu七堵 Qidu
Baifu百福
Wudu五堵 XizhiNew Taipei
XizhiSijhih汐止
XikeSike汐科
Nangang南港 Taipei Metro Nangang
Taiwan High Speed Rail Nangang
NangangTaipei
Songshan松山 Taipei Metro Songshan
Taipei臺北 Taipei Metro Taipei Main
Taipei Metro Taipei Main
200 m: Taoyuan Metro A  Taipei Main
Taiwan High Speed Rail Taipei
Zhongzheng
Wanhua萬華 Taipei Metro Longshan Temple Wanhua
BanqiaoBanciao板橋 Taipei Metro Banqiao
Taipei Metro Y  Banqiao (under construction)
Taiwan High Speed Rail Banqiao
BanqiaoNew Taipei
FuzhouFujhou浮洲 Shulin
Shulin樹林
South Shulin南樹林
Shanjia山佳
Yingge鶯歌 Yingge
Taoyuan桃園TaoyuanTaoyuan
Neili內壢 Zhongli
ZhongliJhongli中壢 Taoyuan Metro A  Zhongli (under construction)
PuxinPusin埔心 Yangmei
Yangmei楊梅
Fugang富岡
Beihu北湖 HukouHsinchu
County
Hukou湖口
XinfengSinfong新豐 Xinfeng
ZhubeiJhubei竹北 Zhubei
North Hsinchu北新竹Taiwan Railways Administration Neiwan Line EastHsinchu
Hsinchu新竹Taiwan Railways Administration Neiwan Line
XiangshanSiangshan香山 Xiangshan
QidingCiding崎頂 ZhunanMiaoli
County
ZhunanJhunan竹南Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung Line
TanwenTanwun談文 Zaoqiao
Dashan大山 Houlong
Houlong後龍
Longgang龍港
Baishatun白沙屯 Tongxiao
XinpuSinpu新埔
TongxiaoTongsiao通霄
Yuanli苑裡 Yuanli
RinanRihnan日南 DajiaTaichung
Dajia大甲
Taichung Port臺中港 Qingshui
QingshuiCingshuei清水
Shalu沙鹿 Shalu
Longjing龍井 Longjing
Dadu大肚 Dadu
ZhuifenJhueifen追分Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung Line (branch line)
Changhua彰化Taiwan Railways Administration Taichung Line ChanghuaChanghua
County
Huatan花壇 Huatan
Dacun大村 Dacun
Yuanlin員林 Yuanlin
Yongjing永靖 Yongjing
Shetou社頭 Shetou
TianzhongTianjhong田中 Tianzhong
ErshuiErshuei二水Taiwan Railways Administration Jiji Line Ershui
Linnei林內 LinneiYunlin
County
ShiliuShihliou石榴 Douliu
DouliuDouliou斗六
Dounan斗南 Dounan
ShiguiShihguei石龜
Dalin大林 DalinChiayi
County
MinxiongMinsyong民雄 Minxiong
Jiabei嘉北 EastChiayi
Chiayi嘉義 Taiwan Railways Administration Alishan Forest Railway West
ShuishangShueishang水上 ShuishangChiayi
County
Nanjing南靖
Houbi後壁 HoubiTainan
XinyingSinying新營 Xinying
LiuyingLiouying柳營 Liuying
LinfengyingLinfongying林鳳營 Liujia
Longtian隆田 Guantian
Balin拔林
Shanhua善化 Shanhua
Nanke南科 Xinshi
XinshiSinshih新市
Yongkang永康 Yongkang
DaqiaoDaciao大橋
Tainan臺南 East
Bao'anBao-an保安 Rende
Rende仁德
ZhongzhouJhongjhou中洲Taiwan Railways Administration Shalun Line
Dahu大湖 LuzhuKaohsiung
LuzhuLujhu路竹
Gangshan岡山Gangshan
QiaotouCiaotou橋頭 Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit R  Ciaotou Qiaotou
NanziNanzih楠梓 Nanzi
XinzuoyingNew Zuoying新左營 Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit R  Zuoying
Taiwan High Speed Rail Zuoying
Zuoying
Zuoying左營
Kaohsiung高雄Taiwan Railways Administration Pingtung Line
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit R  Kaohsiung
Sanmin

References

  1. "About TRA". Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. "Statistics". 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局 (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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