Central Tunnel

Central Tunnel
View looking towards the western portal of the Central Tunnel
Overview
Line South-link Line
Location Daren, Taitung County
Shizi, Pingtung County
Coordinates 22°17′05″N 120°46′57″E / 22.284611°N 120.782479°E / 22.284611; 120.782479Coordinates: 22°17′05″N 120°46′57″E / 22.284611°N 120.782479°E / 22.284611; 120.782479
Status in use
System Taiwan Railway Administration
Crosses Central Mountain Range
Tea stay in the mountains
Start Central Signal Station
(west side: Shizi, Pingtung County)
End Guzhuang Station
(east side: Daren, Taitung County, This station at Dawu )
No. of stations Central Signal Station
Operation
Work begun 1985
Opened 1991
Owner Taiwan Railway Administration
Operator Taiwan Railway Administration
Traffic rail
Technical
Length 8,070 metres (26,480 ft)
No. of tracks double track
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrified non - electrification interval
Operating speed 110 km/h
Highest elevation 175 metres (574 ft)
Tunnel clearance 7.12 metres (23 ft)
Width 8.154 metres (27 ft)
Grade 0.002–0.008
Along the tracks looking towards the eastern portal of the Central Tunnel

Central Tunnel is a tunnel that runs through the Central Mountain Range, carrying Taiwan Railways Administration's South-link line between Fangshan Station and Guzhuang Station. At 8,070 metres (26,480 ft), it was the longest railway tunnel in Taiwan when it opened (now second only to the 10,307-metre (33,816 ft) Xinguanyin Tunnel). The tunnel has a dike and two ventilation shafts.



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