Chengzhui line explained

Chengzhui Line
Native Name:成追線
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Color:063391
Image Alt:An EMU500 series train running on the Chengzhui Line
Start:Chenggong
End:Zhuifen
Stations:2
Owner:Taiwan Railways Administration
Linelength Km:2.2
Electrification:Entire line, 25 kV
Map Name:map_name
Map State:uncollapsed

The Chengzhui line is a line of the Taiwan Railways Administration connecting the Taichung line at Chenggong station to the West Coast line at Zhuifen station, forming a wye. Currently, only local services run through the Chengzhui Line, make a direct connect between stations on Mountain line and stations on Coastal line and 11.8 km shorter of travel route and without needed to transfer at Changhua station, saving about 10 minutes travel time and waiting time while transfer at Changhua station.[1]

As part of the "Greater Taichung Yamanote Line" plan by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the line was upgraded to double-track to allow for increased traffic between downtown Taichung and its coastal suburbs. Construction lasted between March 2019 and January 2020.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Stations

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
ChenggongSêng-kongSṳ̀n-kûngTaichung lineWuriTaichung City
ZhuifenTui-hunTûi-fûnWest Coast lineDadu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 成追線火車時刻表 . 臺灣鐵路管理局 . 7 January 2019 .
  2. 黃智詮 . 台中「山手線」前導工程 雙線化成追線通車 . 鐵道情報 . 春臨臺灣文化事業坊 . 245 . January 2020 . 4–6 . 2073-2163 . zh-tw.
  3. Web site: 成功到追分鐵路雙軌化 中央全數補助 . 自由時報 . 7 January 2019.
  4. Web site: 破除謠言 中市府:山手線已動工、成追線雙軌明年完成 . 新頭殼 . 23 August 2018 . 7 January 2019.
  5. Web site: 台鐵成追線雙軌化 首航列車明10:20成功站開出 . 自由時報 . 2 January 2020.