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; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-tiong Soàⁿ), also known as the Mountain Line (Chinese: 山線; pinyin: Shān Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soaⁿ-sòaⁿ), 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

km West Coast line 125.4 Zhunan West Coast line 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 Taiwan High Speed Rail 201.3 Xinwuri 203.8 Chenggong West Coast line Zhuifen 210.9 Changhua West Coast line Distances shown are from Keelung via West Coast line

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Zhunan	竹南	Tek-lâm	Chuk-nàm	→ West Coast line	Zhunan	Miaoli County
Zaoqiao	造橋	Chō-kiô	Chho-khiâu		Zaoqiao
Fengfu	豐富	Hong-hù	Fûng-fu	Miaoli	Houlong
Miaoli	苗栗	Biâu-le̍k	Mèu-li̍t		Miaoli
Nanshi	南勢	Lâm-sì	Nàm-sṳ
Tongluo	銅鑼	Tâng-lô	Thùng-lò		Tongluo
Sanyi	三義	Sam-gī	Sâm-ngi	→ Former Mountain line (limited services)	Sanyi
Tai'an	泰安	Thài-an	Thai-ôn		Houli	Taichung
Houli	后里	Āu-lí	Heu-lî
Fengyuan	豐原	Hong-goân	Fûng-ngièn		Fengyuan
Lilin	栗林	Lek-lîm	Li̍t-lìm	under construction	Tanzi
Tanzi	潭子	Thâm-chú	Thâm-chṳ́
Toujiacuo	頭家厝	Thâu-ke-chhù	Thèu-kâ-chhṳ̀	under construction
Songzhu	松竹	Siông-tek	Chhiùng-chuk	under construction	Beitun
Taiyuan	太原	Thài-goân	Thai-ngièn
Jingwu	精武	Cheng-bú	Chîn-vú	under construction	East
Taichung	臺中	Tâi-tiong	Thòi-chûng		Central
Wuquan	五權	Ngō͘-khoân	Ńg-khièn	under construction	South
Daqing	大慶	Tāi-khèng	Thai-khin	Taichung Metro  G : G13 Daqing (u/c)
Wuri	烏日	O͘-ji̍t	Vû-ngit	Taichung Metro  G : G16 Wuri (u/c)	Wuri
Xinwuri	新烏日	Sin O͘-ji̍t	Sîn Vû-ngit	Taichung Taichung Metro: G17 Xinwuri (u/c)
Chenggong	成功	Sêng-kong	Sṳ̀n-kûng
Zhuifen	追分	Tui-hun	Tûi-fûn	Via branch line → West Coast line	Dadu
Changhua	彰化	Chiong-hoà	Chông-fa	→ 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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