Western Trunk line explained

Western Trunk line
Color:063391
Native Name:西部幹線
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Type:Conventional railway
Stations:134
Open:10 August 1902
Operator:Taiwan Railway Corporation
Tracks:2 (predominantly)
Linelength:420.8km (261.5miles)
Electrification:25 kV/60 Hz catenary
Speed:150 km/h (93mph)
Map State:collapsed

Western Trunk line is a railway line of Taiwan Railway in western Taiwan.[1] [2] It is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is .

The line is an official classification of physical tracks and does not correspond to particular services. It is connected to Taichung line (mountain line; Chinese: 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 (Chinese: 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 (Japanese: 縱貫鐵道, Jūkan Tetsudō) project. The Taiwan Trunk Railway was completed in 1908 with route from Kīrun (Japanese: 基隆, Keelung) through Taihoku (Japanese: 臺北, Taipei), Shinchiku (Japanese: 新竹, Hsinchu), Taichū (Japanese: 臺中, Taichung), Tainan (Japanese: 臺南, Tainan), to Takao (Japanese: 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 (Japanese: 海岸線, Kaigan-sen) between Chikunan (Japanese: 竹南, Zhunan) and Shōka (Japanese: 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 Sien404.5km (251.3miles)from Keelung to Kaohsiung
Taichung lineTâi-tiong SòaⁿThòi-chûng Sien85.5km (53.1miles)
Pingtung linePîn-tong SòaⁿPhìn-tûng Sien61.3km (38.1miles)from Kaohsiung to Fangliao

Stations

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaTransfers and NotesLocation
KeelungKe-lângKî-lùngRen'aiKeelung
SankengSaⁿ-kheⁿSâm-hâng
BaduPeh-tó͘Pat-tú→ Yilan lineNuannuan
QiduChhit-tó͘Chhit-túQidu
BaifuPah-hokPak-fuk
WuduGō͘-tó͘Ńg-túXizhiNew Taipei
XizhiSe̍k-chíSip-chṳ́
XikeSe̍k-khoSip-khô
NangangLâm-kángNàm-kóng Nangang
Nangang		NangangTaipei
SongshanSiông-sanChhiùng-sân SongshanSongshan
TaipeiTâi-pakThòi-pet Taipei
Taipei Main
Taipei Main (200m)		Zhongzheng
WanhuaBān-hôaVan-fà Longshan TempleWanhua
BanqiaoPang-kiôPán-khiâu Banqiao
Banqiao		BanqiaoNew Taipei
FuzhouPhû-chiuFeù-chûShulin
ShulinChhiū-nâSu-lìm
South ShulinLâm-chhiū-nâNàm Su-lìm
ShanjiaSoaⁿ-á-khaSân-kâ
YinggeEng-koYîn-kôYingge
TaoyuanThô-hn̂gThò-yènTaoyuanTaoyuan
NeiliLāi-le̍kNui-la̍kZhongli
ZhongliTiong-le̍kChûng-la̍k Zhongli
PuxinPo͘-simPu-sîmYangmei
YangmeiIûⁿ-mûiYòng-mòi
FugangHù-kongFu-kông
XinfuSin-hùSîn-fu
BeihuPak-ô͘Pet-fùHukouHsinchu
County
HukouÔ͘-kháuFù-khiéu
XinfengSin-hongSîn-fûngXinfeng
ZhubeiTek-pakChuk-petZhubei
North HsinchuPak Sin-tekPet Sîn-chuk→ Neiwan lineEastHsinchu
HsinchuSin-tekSîn-chuk→ Neiwan line
SanxingqiaoSaⁿ-sèⁿ-kiôSâm-siang-khiâuXiangshan
XiangshanHiong-sanHiông-sân
QidingKiā-téngKhi-tángZhunanMiaoli
County
ZhunanTek-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-nàmDajiaTaichung
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)
ChanghuaChiong-hoàChông-fa→ Taichung lineChanghuaChanghua
County
HuatanHoe-toâⁿFâ-thànHuatan
DacunTāi-chhoanThai-chhûnDacun
YuanlinOân-lîmYèn-lìmYuanlin
YongjingÉng-chēngYún-chhìnYongjing
ShetouSiā-thâuSa-theùShetou
TianzhongTiân-tiongThièn-chûngTianzhong
ErshuiJī-chúiNgi-súi→ Jiji lineErshui
LinneiNâ-lāiLìm-nuiLinneiYunlin
County
ShiliuChio̍h-liûSa̍k-liûDouliu
DouliuTáu-la̍kTeú-liuk
DounanTáu-lâmTeú-nàmDounan
ShiguiChio̍h-kuSa̍k-kuî
DalinTōa-nâThai-lìmDalinChiayi
County
MinxiongBîn-hiôngMìn-hiùngMinxiong
JiabeiKa-pakKâ-petEastChiayi
ChiayiKa-gīKâ-ngi Alishan Forest RailwayWest
ShuishangChúi-siōngSúi-sôngShuishangChiayi
County
NanjingLâm-chēngNàm-chhìn
HoubiĀu-piahHeu-piakHoubiTainan
XinyingSin-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
TainanTâi-lâmThòi-nàmEast
Bao'anPó-anPó-ônRende
RendeJîn-tekYìn-tet
ZhongzhouTiong-chiuChûng-chû→ Shalun line
DahuTōa-ô͘Thai-fùLujhuKaohsiung
LuzhuLō͘-tekLu-chuk
GangshanKong-sanKông-sânGangshan
QiaotouKiô-á-thâuKhiâu-thèu CiaotouCiaotou
NanziLâm-á-kheⁿNâm-chṳ́ Nanzi
XinzuoyingSin-chó-iâⁿSîn-chó-yàng Zuoying
Zuoying/THSR		Zuoying
Zuoying–JiuchengChó-iâⁿ (Kū-siâⁿ)Chó-yàng (Khiu-sàng)
NeiweiLāi-ûiNui-vìGushan
Museum of
Fine Arts		Bí-su̍t-koánMî-su̍t-kón
GushanKó͘-sanKú-sân
Saⁿ-tè-chhùSân-khoài-chhṳ̀Sanmin
Ko-hiôngKô-hiùng→ Pingtung line
Kaohsiung Main

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About TRA. Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. 1 March 2017. en. December 11, 2008.
  2. Web site: Statistics. 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局. 1 March 2017. zh. December 11, 2008.

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