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Western Trunk line

Railway line in Taiwan

Railway line in Taiwan

FieldValue
nameWestern Trunk line
color063391
native_name西部幹線
native_name_langzh-tw
image[[File:Taiwan Railway Route English.gif300px]]
captionWestern Trunk line in blue
typeConventional railway
start
end
stations134
open10 August 1902
operatorTaiwan Railway Corporation
tracks2 (predominantly)
gauge
linelength420.8 km
electrification25 kV/60 Hz catenary
speed130 km/h (81mph)
map_statecollapsed
map

Western Trunk line () is a railway line of Taiwan Railway in western Taiwan. 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 line is an official classification of physical tracks and does not correspond to particular services. It is connected to Taichung line (mountain line; 山線) at Zhunan and Changhua. Many services turn inland to take the Taichung route, then reconnect back to the main line (West Coast line). Train schedules and departure boards mark either mountain or coastal (海線) line to indicate the route taken.

History

The original railroad between Keelung and Twatutia was completed in 1891. The section between Twatutia and Hsinchu was finished in 1893. However, in the Japanese era, these sections were all rebuilt by the Government-General of Taiwan as part of its Taiwan Trunk Railway (縱貫鐵道, Jūkan Tetsudō) project. The Taiwan Trunk Railway was completed in 1908 with route from Kīrun (基隆, Keelung) through Taihoku (臺北, Taipei), Shinchiku (新竹, Hsinchu), Taichū (臺中, Taichung), Tainan (臺南, Tainan), to Takao (高雄, Kaohsiung).

The Taiwan Trunk Railway at that time went through all major cities in western Taiwan. However, the terrain around Taichū (Taichung) created a significant bottleneck for rail freight transport. To resolve this issue, the Government-General of Taiwan decided to build a Coastal Line (海岸線, Kaigan-sen) between Chikunan (竹南, Zhunan) and Shōka (彰化, Changhua) to relieve the congestion. The construction of the Coastal Line was started in 1919 and completed in 1922. The Coastal Line then became a part of the main West Coast Line, and the original railway through Taichū (Taichung) was named as a separate line (Taichung line).

Due to service patterns, the following lines are often collectively referred to as the Western main line ()

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaLengthTerminus
West Coast lineChhiòng-koàn SòaⁿChiúng-kon Sien404.5 kmfrom Keelung to Kaohsiung
Taichung lineTâi-tiong SòaⁿThòi-chûng Sien85.5 kmfrom Zhunan to Changhua (via Taichung)
Pingtung linePîn-tong SòaⁿPhìn-tûng Sien61.3 kmfrom Kaohsiung to Fangliao

Stations

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
**Keelung**Ke-lângKî-lùngRen'ai
SankengSaⁿ-kheⁿSâm-hâng
BaduPeh-tó͘Pat-tú→ Yilan lineNuannuan
**Qidu**Chhit-tó͘Chhit-túQidu
BaifuPah-hokPak-fuk
WuduGō͘-tó͘Ńg-túXizhi
XizhiSe̍k-chíSip-chṳ́
XikeSe̍k-khoSip-khô
**Nangang**Lâm-kángNàm-kóngNangang
NangangNangang
**Songshan**Siông-sanChhiùng-sânSongshanSongshan
**Taipei**Tâi-pakThòi-petTaipei
Taipei Main
Zhongzheng
**Wanhua**Bān-hôaVan-fàLongshan TempleWanhua
**Banqiao**Pang-kiôPán-khiâuBanqiao
BanqiaoBanqiao
FuzhouPhû-chiuFeù-chû
**Shulin**Chhiū-nâSu-lìmShulin
South ShulinLâm-chhiū-nâNàm Su-lìm
ShanjiaSoaⁿ-á-khaSân-kâ
YinggeEng-koYîn-kôYingge
**Taoyuan**Thô-hn̂gThò-yènTaoyuan
NeiliLāi-le̍kNui-la̍kZhongli
**Zhongli**Tiong-le̍kChûng-la̍k[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] Zhongli
PuxinPo͘-simPu-sîmYangmei
YangmeiIûⁿ-mûiYòng-mòi
FugangHù-kongFu-kông
XinfuSin-hùSîn-fu
BeihuPak-ô͘Pet-fùHukou
HukouÔ͘-kháuFù-khiéu
XinfengSin-hongSîn-fûngXinfeng
ZhubeiTek-pakChuk-petZhubei
North HsinchuPak Sin-tekPet Sîn-chuk→ Neiwan lineEast
**Hsinchu**Sin-tekSîn-chuk→ Neiwan line
SanxingqiaoSaⁿ-sèⁿ-kiôSâm-siang-khiâuXiangshan
XiangshanHiong-sanHiông-sân
QidingKiā-téngKhi-tángZhunan
**Zhunan**Tek-lâmChuk-nàm→ Taichung line
TanwenTâm-bûnThàm-vùnZaoqiao
DashanTōa-soaⁿThai-sânHoulong
HoulongĀu-lângHeu-liùng
LonggangLêng-kángLiùng-kóng
BaishatunPe̍h-soa-tūnPha̍k-sâ-thûnTongxiao
XinpuSin-po͘Sîn-phû
TongxiaoThong-siauThûng-siau
YuanliOán-líYén-lîYuanli
RinanJi̍t-lâmNgit-nàmDajia
DajiaTāi-kahThai-kap
Taichung PortTâi-tiong-kángThòi-chûng-kóngQingshui
QingshuiChheng-chúiChhîn-súi
ShaluSoa-lakSâ-lu̍kShalu
LongjingLiông-chéⁿLiùng-chiángLongjing
DaduTōa-tō͘Thai-túDadu
ZhuifenTui-hunTûi-fûn→ Chengzhui line (to Taichung line)
**Changhua**Chiong-hoàChông-fa→ Taichung lineChanghua
HuatanHoe-toâⁿFâ-thànHuatan
DacunTāi-chhoanThai-chhûnDacun
**Yuanlin**Oân-lîmYèn-lìmYuanlin
YongjingÉng-chēngYún-chhìnYongjing
ShetouSiā-thâuSa-theùShetou
TianzhongTiân-tiongThièn-chûngTianzhong
ErshuiJī-chúiNgi-súi→ Jiji lineErshui
LinneiNâ-lāiLìm-nuiLinnei
ShiliuChio̍h-liûSa̍k-liûDouliu
**Douliu**Táu-la̍kTeú-liuk
DounanTáu-lâmTeú-nàmDounan
ShiguiChio̍h-kuSa̍k-kuî
DalinTōa-nâThai-lìmDalin
MinxiongBîn-hiôngMìn-hiùngMinxiong
JiabeiKa-pakKâ-petEast
**Chiayi**Ka-gīKâ-ngi[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] Alishan Forest RailwayWest
ShuishangChúi-siōngSúi-sôngShuishang
NanjingLâm-chēngNàm-chhìn
HoubiĀu-piahHeu-piakHoubi
**Xinying**Sin-iâⁿSîn-yàngXinying
LiuyingLiú-iâⁿLiú-yàngLiouying
LinfengyingLîm-hōng-iâⁿLìm-fung-yàngLioujia
LongtianLiông-tiânLùng-thiènGuantian
BalinPa̍t-á-nâPha̍t-lìm
ShanhuaSiān-hòaSan-faShanhua
NankeLâm-khoNàm-khôXinshi
XinshiSin-chhīSîn-sṳ
YongkangÉng-khongYún-khôngYongkang
DaqiaoTōa-kiôThai-khiâu
**Tainan**Tâi-lâmThòi-nàmEast
Bao'anPó-anPó-ônRende
RendeJîn-tekYìn-tet
ZhongzhouTiong-chiuChûng-chû→ Shalun line
DahuTōa-ô͘Thai-fùLujhu
LuzhuLō͘-tekLu-chuk
**Gangshan**Kong-sanKông-sânGangshanGangshan
QiaotouKiô-á-thâuKhiâu-thèu[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] CiaotouCiaotou
NanziLâm-á-kheⁿNâm-chṳ́Nanzi
**Xinzuoying**Sin-chó-iâⁿSîn-chó-yàng[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] Zuoying
[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] Zuoying/THSRZuoying
Zuoying–JiuchengChó-iâⁿ (Kū-siâⁿ)Chó-yàng (Khiu-sàng)
NeiweiLāi-ûiNui-vìGushan
Museum of
Fine ArtsBí-su̍t-koánMî-su̍t-kónTRA Museum of Fine Arts Station
GushanKó͘-sanKú-sânGushan
Saⁿ-tè-chhùSân-khoài-chhṳ̀Sanmin
****Ko-hiôngKô-hiùng→ Pingtung line
[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] Kaohsiung Main

Notes

References

References

  1. (December 11, 2008). "About TRA".
  2. (December 11, 2008). "Statistics".
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