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North-link line

Railway line in Taiwan

Field	Value
name	North-Link Line
color	e60012
native_name	北迴線
native_name_lang	zh-hant
image	TRA North-Link Line.svg
type	Passenger/freight rail
start	Su'aoxin
end	Hualien
stations	13
open	1 February 1980
owner	Taiwan Railway
operator	Taiwan Railway
tracks	2
gauge
linelength	79.2 km
electrification	25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
speed	150 km/h
map_state	collapsed

The North-Link Line () is the central section of the Eastern Line of Taiwan Railway. The length of its mainline is 79.2 km, and there is a 7.4 km long branch between Beipu and Hualien Port.

History

The high mountains and cliffs in eastern Taiwan, between Yilan and Hualien, is a major barrier to the transportation between northern Taiwan and eastern Taiwan. The highway was narrow and dangerous. Ferry service between Keelung and Hualien was an overnight trip. Thus in 1973 the construction of North-link line started. The line branched from Yilan line at Nan Sheng Hu in Su'ao, traveling through mountains and valleys with 91 tunnels and 16 bridges, and ended at a newly constructed Hualien Station. The line was completed in 1979 and was almost immediately overloaded in passenger and freight services. Despite Taiwan Railways Administration continued upgrading signals, tracks, and rolling stock of the line, the great demand could not be fulfilled. The line was then electrified in 2003 and expanded to two tracks (double track) in January 2005.

Stations

Outline map near Su'ao

・Stations: A: Hualien (former), B: Hualien Port, C: Hualien, D: Beipu, E: Ji'an, F: Meilun

・Lines: Yellow: North-Link Line Blue: Hualien–Taitung Line Green: Hualien Port Line Red: Hualien Port Line (former)]]

Name	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Su'aoxin	So͘-ò Sin	Sû-o Sîn	→ Yilan line	Su'ao
Yongle	Éng-lo̍k	Yún-lo̍k
Dong'ao	Tang-ò	Tûng-o		Nan'ao
Nan'ao	Lâm-ò	Nàm-o		Su'ao
Wuta	Bú-thah	Vú-thap		Nan'ao
Hanben	Hàn-pún	Hon-pún
Heping	Hô-pêng	Fò-phìn		Xiulin
Heren	Hô-jîn	Fò-yìn
Chongde	Chông-tek	Chhùng-tet
Xincheng (Taroko)	Sin-siâⁿ (Thài-ló͘-koh)	Sîn-sàng (Thai-lû-kok)		Xincheng
Jingmei	Kéng-bí	Kín-mî		Xiulin
Beipu	Pak-po͘	Pet-phû		Xincheng
Hualien	Hoa-liân	Fâ-lièn	→ Hualien–Taitung line	Hualien

Yongchun Station: Located between Su'aoxin and Yongle. Merged by Yongle Station in 2002.

References

"Taiwan Railways Administration".

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