Pingtung line explained

Pingtung Line
Color:601986
Native Name:屏東線
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Status:In operation
Ridership2:5.2 million in the first half of 2019.[1]
Type:Heavy rail
Stations:21
Open:15 December 1941
Owner:Taiwan Railway Corporation
Operator:Taiwan Railway Corporation
Tracks:2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
Linelength:61.3km (38.1miles)
Electrification:25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Speed:150km/h

The Pingtung Line is part of the West Coast line of Taiwan Railway.

It is long, of which 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 July 10, 1996.[5] The section between Pingtung and Chaozhou was electrified on August 23, 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 June 3, 2013, and construction began on November 16, 2014.[7]

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

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

Stations

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
KaohsiungKo-hiôngKô-hiùngWest Coast line
SanminKaohsiung
MinzuBîn-cho̍kMìn-chhu̍k
Science and
Technology Museum
Kho-kang-koánKhô-kûng-kón
ZhengyiChèng-gīChang-ngi
FengshanHōng-soaⁿFung-sânFengshan
HouzhuangĀu-chngHeu-chôngDaliao
JiuqutangKiú-khiok-tôngKiú-khiuk-thòngDashu
LiukuaicuoLa̍k-tè-chhùLiuk-khoài-chhṳ̀PingtungPingtung
County
PingtungPîn-tongPhìn-tûng
GuilaiKui-lâiKûi-lòi
LinluoLîn-lo̍kLìm-lo̍kLinluo
XishiSai-sìSî-sṳZhutian
ZhutianTek-chhânChuk-thièn
ChaozhouTiô-chiuChheù-chûChaozhou
KandingKhàm-téngKham-tángKanding
NanzhouLâm-chiuNàm-chûNanzhou
Zhen'anTìn-anChṳ́n-ônLinbian
LinbianNâ-piⁿLìm-piên
JiadongKa-tangKâ-tûngJiadong
DonghaiTang-háiTûng-hóiFangliao
FangliaoPang-liâuPiông-liàuSouth-link line

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 侯承旭 . zh:台鐵屏東線 上半年運量破五百萬人次 - 屏東縣 . zh:自由電子報 . 2019-09-03 . https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/Pingtung/paper/1315128 . zh . 2019-10-29.
  2. Web site: Taiwan Railways Administration . 2007-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080111120735/http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-4.aspx . 2008-01-11 .
  3. Web site: Shelley Shan . Railways to be fully electrified in 2020 . Taipei Times . 2019-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029145041/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/06/13/2003716850 . 2019-10-29 . live . 2019-10-29.
  4. Web site: 台鐵潮州-枋寮電氣化計畫 . 鐵路改建工程局 . 2007-12-02 . zh . 2019-11-05.
  5. Web site: 臺灣鐵路電氣化及電訊發展史 . TRA . May 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150609230746/http://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . 9 June 2015 . zh-tw.
  6. News: 黃立翔 . 台鐵屏潮捷運化完工 週日通車 . May 19, 2021 . Liberty Times . August 19, 2015 . Taipei . zh-tw.
  7. 柯凱仁 . RN焦距:新時代! 潮州枋寮電氣化通車 . Rail News . 春臨臺灣文化事業坊 . 31 . 243 . October 2019 . 2073-2163 . 80–97.
  8. News: 王介村 . 孟昭權 . 南迴鐵路電氣化 潮州、枋寮提前1年今通車 . May 19, 2021 . . December 23, 2019 . Pingtung . zh-tw.