Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section)

Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section)
Overview
Native name	縱貫線 (北段)
Type	Heavy rail
Termini	Keelung Zhunan
Stations	32
Operation
Opened	10 August 1902
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
Technical
Line length	125.4 km (77.9 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)
Route map Legend km Station 0.0 Keelung 1.3 Sankeng connection to Yilan Line 3.7 Badu 6.0 Qidu 8.7 Baifu Keelung City New Taipei City 11.7 Wudu 13.1 Xizhi 14.6 Xike New Taipei City Taipei City 19.1 Nangang 21.9 Songshan 28.3 Taipei 31.1 Wanhua Taipei City New Taipei City 35.5 Banqiao 38.0 Fuzhou 40.9 Shulin 44.8 Shanjia 49.2 Yingge New Taipei City Taoyuan City connection to Linkou Line 57.4 Taoyuan 63.3 Neili 67.3 Zhongli 73.1 Puxin 77.1 Yangmei 83.9 Fugang Taoyuan City Hsinchu County 87.1 Beihu 89.6 Hukou 95.8 Xinfeng 100.6 Zhubei Hsinchu County Hsinchu City connection to Neiwan Line 105.0 North Hsinchu 106.4 Hsinchu 114.4 Xiangshan Hsinchu County Miaoli County 120.8 Qiding 125.4 Zhunan connection to Taichung Line and Coastal Line

The Taiwan Trunk Line (northern section) (Chinese: 縱貫線 (北段); pinyin: Zòngguàn Xiàn (běiduàn)) is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration in Taiwan. It is 125.4 km long with double track.^[1]

History

The line was completed in 1902, during Japanese rule. It is electrified (25 kV) with two tracks from Keelung Station to Zhunan Station. At the northern end by Badu Station there is a connection to the Eastern Line, on the southern end it split into two routes at Zhunan Station: Coastal Line and Taichung Line (Mountain Line).

Stations

Station Name			Transfers and Notes	Location
Hanyu	Tongyong	Chinese
Keelung		基隆		Ren'ai	Keelung
Sankeng		三坑
Badu		八堵	→ Yilan Line	Nuannuan
Qidu	Cidu	七堵		Qidu
Baifu		百福
Wudu		五堵		Xizhi	New Taipei
Xizhi	Sijhih	汐止
Xike	Sike	汐科
Nangang		南港	5  Nangang Nangang	Nangang	Taipei
Songshan		松山	3	Songshan
Taipei		台北	2  Taipei Main  5  Taipei Main Taipei (planned) Taipei	Zhongzheng
Wanhua		萬華	5  Longshan Temple (exterior)	Wanhua
Banqiao	Banciao	板橋	5  Banqiao  6  Banqiao(planned) Banciao	Banqiao	New Taipei
Fuzhou	Fujhou	浮洲		Shulin
Shulin		樹林
South Shulin		南樹林
Shanjia		山佳
Yingge		鶯歌		Yingge
Taoyuan		桃園	→ Linkou Line	Taoyuan	Taoyuan
Neili		內壢		Zhongli
Zhongli	Jhongli	中壢	Blue Line: Zhongli (planned)
Puxin	Pusin	埔心		Yangmei
Yangmei		楊梅
Fugang		富岡
Beihu		北湖		Hukou	Hsinchu County
Hukou		湖口
Xinfeng	Sinfong	新豐		Xinfeng
Zhubei	Jhubei	竹北		Zhubei
North Hsinchu		北新竹	→ Neiwan Line	East	Hsinchu
Hsinchu		新竹	→ Neiwan Line
Xiangshan	Siangshan	香山		Xiangshan
Qiding	Ciding	崎頂		Zhunan	Miaoli County
Zhunan	Jhunan	竹南	→ Taiwan Trunk Line (Mountain) → Taiwan Trunk Line (Coast)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Western Line (Northern Section).

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

TRA lines
Trunkways	Western Line Eastern Line South-Link Line
Western	Taiwan Trunk Line Northern Coast Mountain Southern Pingtung
Eastern	Yilan North-Link Taitung
Southern	South-Link
Rapid Transit	Taoyuan Red Taichung Red Kaohsiung Subway Kaohchao
Auxiliary & Branch	Pingxi Neiwan Liujia Old Mountain Chengzhui Shalun Jiji Shen'ao
Freight	Hualien Harbor Taichung Harbor Kaohsiung Harbor
Scenic	Alishan Forest Railway Main Zhushan Mianyue Shuishan
Defunct	Songshan Airport Hsinchu Airport Shueishang Airport Pingtung Airport Donggang Dongshi Shengang Toufen Industrial Area Branch Tropic of Cancer Branch Tobacco Factory Relief Agency Datong Yunli Sanzhangli Branch Tamsui Xinbeitou Branch Asia Branch Xindian Zhonghe Linkou Su'ao Harbor Keelung Harbor
Planned & U/C	Taipei–Yilan New Dajia–Houli Hengchun Huwei Branch Yongning Branch
Abandoned	Central Cross-Island (Taichung–Hualien) Niitaka (Yushan) Port