Pingtung line

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

Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name屏東線
StatusIn operation
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
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)
Route map
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
 (Down arrow South-link line)

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 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]

  • 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 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
Kaohsiung高雄Ko-hiôngKô-hiùng → Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line
Kaohsiung Metro Kaohsiung		 SanminKaohsiung
Minzu民族Bîn-cho̍kMìn-chhu̍k
Science and
Technology Museum		科工館Kho-kang-koánKhô-kûng-kón
Zhengyi正義Chèng-gīChang-ngi
Fengshan鳳山Hōng-soaⁿFung-sân Kaohsiung Metro 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-liàu→ Taiwan Railways Administration South-link line

See also

References
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  1. 侯承旭 (3 September 2019). 台鐵屏東線 上半年運量破五百萬人次 - 屏東縣. 自由電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Taiwan Railways Administration". Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  3. Shelley Shan (29 October 2019). "Railways to be fully electrified in 2020". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "台鐵潮州-枋寮電氣化計畫". 鐵路改建工程局 (in Chinese). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. "臺灣鐵路電氣化及電訊發展史". TRA (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. 黃立翔 (19 August 2015). "台鐵屏潮捷運化完工 週日通車" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taipei. Liberty Times. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. 柯凱仁 (October 2019). "RN焦距:新時代! 潮州枋寮電氣化通車". Rail News. Vol. 31, no. 243. 春臨臺灣文化事業坊. pp. 80–97. ISSN 2073-2163.
  8. 王介村; 孟昭權 (23 December 2019). "南迴鐵路電氣化 潮州、枋寮提前1年今通車" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Pingtung. PTS. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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