Pingtung line

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The Pingtung Line (Chinese: 屏東線; pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pîn-tong Soàⁿ) is part of the West Coast line of Taiwan Railway.

Native name屏東線
StatusIn operation
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Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name屏東線
StatusIn operation
OwnerTaiwan Railway Corporation
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Taiwan Railway Corporation
Ridership5.2 million in the first half of 2019.[1]
History
Opened15 December 1941
Technical
Line length61.3 km (38.1 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph)
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km
Station
(Up arrow Western Trunk line)
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
0.0
Kaohsiung
1.4
Minzu
2.4
Sci-tech Museum
4.2
Zhengyi
5.8
Fengshan
9.5
Houzhuang
13.8
Jiuqutang
18.8
Liukuaicuo
21.0
Pingtung
23.6
Guilai
25.9
Linluo
28.3
Xishi
32.0
Zhutian
36.1
Chaozhou
Double-track terminalized
Single-track
40.9
Kanding
Single-track
43.3
Nanzhou
Double-track
46.9
Zhen'an
Double-track
50.1
Linbian
Single-track
54.1
Jiadong
Single-track
57.2
Donghai
Single-track
61.3
Fangliao
Single-track
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It is 61.3 km (38.1 mi) long, of which 36.1 km (22.4 mi) is double track.[2]

The section between Nanzhou and Linbian railway stations will be upgraded from a single-track railway to a double-track railway in December 2019 while the section between Chaozhou and Nanzhou, and the section between Linbian and Fangliao is expected to remain in single-track.[3]

Taiwanese government stated in 2007 that it reserved the possibility to upgrade the entire section to dual-track railway when the number of travelers through Pingtung Line reaches a certain level [4]

History

The line was completed in 1941. The section between Kaohsiung and Pingtung was electrified on 10 July 1996.[5] The section between Pingtung and Chaozhou was electrified on 23 August 2015, when the elevated tracks between the two stations opened.[6]

Chaozhou–Fangliao upgrades

Immediately following the completion of the elevated tracks between Pingtung and Chaozhou, the TRA began planning for the electrification of the last section of the line between Chaozhou and Fangliao. The plan was approved by the Ministry of the Interior on 3 June 2013, and construction began on 16 November 2014.[7]

Aside from electrifying the tracks, the following upgrades were carried out simultaneously:[7]

  • Extending and raising platforms at all stations to cater to low-floor trains
  • Adding a second track between Nanzhou and Linbian
  • Adding a second platform at Zhen'an and Jiadong

The infrastructure was completed in October 2019, and beginning on 8 November, test runs using electric trains were carried out on the line. The electrified tracks officially entered service on 23 December 2019.[7][8]

Stations

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NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
Kaohsiung高雄Ko-hiôngKô-hiùng Taiwan Railway West Coast line
Kaohsiung
SanminKaohsiung
Minzu民族Bîn-cho̍kMìn-chhu̍k
Science and
Technology Museum
科工館Kho-kang-koánKhô-kûng-kón Science and Technology Museum
Zhengyi正義Chèng-gīChang-ngi
Fengshan鳳山Hōng-soaⁿFung-sân Fongshan Fengshan
Houzhuang後庄Āu-chngHeu-chông Daliao
Jiuqutang九曲堂Kiú-khiok-tôngKiú-khiuk-thòng Dashu
Liukuaicuo六塊厝La̍k-tè-chhùLiuk-khoài-chhṳ̀ PingtungPingtung
County
Pingtung屏東Pîn-tongPhìn-tûng
Guilai歸來Kui-lâiKûi-lòi
Linluo麟洛Lîn-lo̍kLìm-lo̍k Linluo
Xishi西勢Sai-sìSî-sṳ Zhutian
Zhutian竹田Tek-chhânChuk-thièn
Chaozhou潮州Tiô-chiuChheù-chû Chaozhou
Kanding崁頂Khàm-téngKham-táng Kanding
Nanzhou南州Lâm-chiuNàm-chû Nanzhou
Zhen'an鎮安Tìn-anChṳ́n-ôn Linbian
Linbian林邊Nâ-piⁿLìm-piên
Jiadong佳冬Ka-tangKâ-tûng Jiadong
Donghai東海Tang-háiTûng-hói Fangliao
Fangliao枋寮Pang-liâuPiông-liàuTaiwan Railway South-link line
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