Western Trunk line

Western Trunk line (Chinese: 縱貫線; pinyin: Zòngguàn xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhiòng-koàn sòaⁿ) 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 404.5 km (251.3 mi).

Western Trunk line
Western Trunk line in blue
Overview
Native name	西部幹線
Termini	Keelung Pingtung
Stations	134
Service
Type	Conventional railway
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Corporation
History
Opened	10 August 1902
Technical
Line length	420.8 km (261.5 mi)[a]
Number of tracks	2 (predominantly)
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz catenary
Operating speed	150 km/h (93mph)
Route map Legend Station km km Station 0.0 Keelung 1.3 Sankeng (Eastern Trunk line ) 3.7 Badu 6.0 Qidu 8.7 Baifu 11.7 Wudu 13.1 Xizhi 14.6 Xike 19.1 Nangang 21.9 Songshan 28.3 Taipei 31.1 Wanhua 35.5 Banqiao 38.0 Fuzhou 40.9 Shulin 42.9 South Shulin 44.8 Shanjia 49.2 Yingge 57.4 Taoyuan 63.3 Neili 67.3 Zhongli 73.1 Puxin 77.1 Yangmei 83.9 Fugang 85.6 Xinfu 87.1 Beihu 89.6 Hukou 95.8 Xinfeng 100.6 Zhubei (Neiwan line ) 105.0 North Hsinchu 106.4 Hsinchu 111.2 Sanxingqiao 114.4 Xiangshan 120.8 Qiding Zhunan 0.0 125.4 Zhunan Tanwen 4.5 130.7 Zaoqiao Dashan 11.2 136.6 Fengfu Houlong 15.0 140.6 Miaoli Longgang 18.6 147.2 Nanshi Baishatun 26.7 151.4 Tongluo Xinpu 29.8 158.8 Sanyi Tongxiao 35.6 169.7 Tai'an Yuanli 41.7 172.3 Houli Rinan 49.4 179.1 Fengyuan Dajia 54.0 181.6 Lilin Taichung Port 59.3 184.1 Tanzi 186.0 Toujiacuo 187.7 Songzhu 189.2 Taiyuan Qingshui 65.3 191.2 Jingwu Shalu 68.5 193.3 Taichung 195.3 Wuquan Longjing 73.1 197.5 Daqing 200.5 Wuri Dadu 78.1 201.3 Xinwuri Zhuifen 83.1 203.8 Chenggong ( Chengzhui line ) Changhua 90.2 210.9 Changhua 217.5 Huatan 222.1 Dacun 225.6 Yuanlin 229.1 Yongjing 232.8 Shetou 237.1 Tianzhong 242.9 Ershui (Jiji line ) 251.0 Linnei 255.8 Shiliu 260.6 Douliu 268.2 Dounan 272.1 Shigui 276.7 Dalin 282.5 Minxiong 289.2 Jiabei 291.8 Chiayi 298.4 Shuishang 301.0 Nanjing 307.0 Houbi 314.7 Xinying 318.0 Liuying 321.9 Linfengying 327.4 Longtian 329.6 Balin 334.2 Shanhua 337.1 Nanke 341.8 Xinshi 346.8 Yongkang 350.5 Daqiao 353.2 Tainan 360.8 Bao'an 362.2 Rende 364.8 Zhongzhou (Shalun line ) 367.7 Dahu 370.6 Luzhu 378.4 Gangshan 382.0 Qiaotou 386.2 Nanzi 391.3 Xinzuoying 393.2 Zuoying 394.4 Neiwei 396.1 Museum of Fine Arts 397.3 Gushan 399.0 Sankuaicuo 399.8 Kaohsiung 401.2 Minzu 402.2 Sci-tech Museum 404.0 Zhengyi 405.6 Fengshan 409.3 Houzhuang 413.6 Jiuqutang 418.6 Liukuaicuo 420.8 Pingtung ( South-link line) This diagram: view talk edit

The line is an official classification of physical tracks and does not correspond to particular services. It is connected to Taichung line (mountain line; 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 (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 (縱貫鐵道, Jūkan Tetsudō) project. The Taiwan Trunk Railway was completed in 1908 with route from Kīrun (基隆, Keelung) through Taihoku (臺北, Taipei), Shinchiku (新竹, Hsinchu), Taichū (臺中, Taichung), Tainan (臺南, Tainan), to Takao (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 (海岸線, Kaigan-sen) between Chikunan (竹南, Zhunan) and Shōka (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 (Chinese: 西部幹線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Se-pō͘ Kàn-sòaⁿ)

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Length	Terminus
West Coast line	縱貫線	Chhiòng-koàn Sòaⁿ	Chiúng-kon Sien	404.5 km (251.3 mi)	from Keelung to Kaohsiung
Taichung line	臺中線	Tâi-tiong Sòaⁿ	Thòi-chûng Sien	85.5 km (53.1 mi)	from Zhunan to Changhua (via Taichung)
Pingtung line	屏東線	Pîn-tong Sòaⁿ	Phìn-tûng Sien	61.3 km (38.1 mi)	from Kaohsiung to Fangliao

Stations

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Keelung	基隆	Ke-lâng	Kî-lùng		Ren'ai	Keelung
Sankeng	三坑	Saⁿ-kheⁿ	Sâm-hâng
Badu	八堵	Peh-tó͘	Pat-tú	→ Yilan line	Nuannuan
Qidu	七堵	Chhit-tó͘	Chhit-tú		Qidu
Baifu	百福	Pah-hok	Pak-fuk
Wudu	五堵	Gō͘-tó͘	Ńg-tú		Xizhi	New Taipei
Xizhi	汐止	Se̍k-chí	Sip-chṳ́
Xike	汐科	Se̍k-kho	Sip-khô
Nangang	南港	Lâm-káng	Nàm-kóng	Nangang Nangang	Nangang	Taipei
Songshan	松山	Siông-san	Chhiùng-sân	Songshan	Songshan
Taipei	臺北	Tâi-pak	Thòi-pet	Taipei Taipei Main Taipei Main (200m)	Zhongzheng
Wanhua	萬華	Bān-hôa	Van-fà	Longshan Temple	Wanhua
Banqiao	板橋	Pang-kiô	Pán-khiâu	Banqiao Banqiao	Banqiao	New Taipei
Fuzhou	浮洲	Phû-chiu	Feù-chû
Shulin	樹林	Chhiū-nâ	Su-lìm		Shulin
South Shulin	南樹林	Lâm-chhiū-nâ	Nàm Su-lìm
Shanjia	山佳	Soaⁿ-á-kha	Sân-kâ
Yingge	鶯歌	Eng-ko	Yîn-kô		Yingge
Taoyuan	桃園	Thô-hn̂g	Thò-yèn		Taoyuan	Taoyuan
Neili	內壢	Lāi-le̍k	Nui-la̍k		Zhongli
Zhongli	中壢	Tiong-le̍k	Chûng-la̍k	Zhongli (u/c)
Puxin	埔心	Po͘-sim	Pu-sîm		Yangmei
Yangmei	楊梅	Iûⁿ-mûi	Yòng-mòi
Fugang	富岡	Hù-kong	Fu-kông
Xinfu	新富	Sin-hù	Sîn-fu
Beihu	北湖	Pak-ô͘	Pet-fù		Hukou	Hsinchu County
Hukou	湖口	Ô͘-kháu	Fù-khiéu
Xinfeng	新豐	Sin-hong	Sîn-fûng		Xinfeng
Zhubei	竹北	Tek-pak	Chuk-pet		Zhubei
North Hsinchu	北新竹	Pak Sin-tek	Pet Sîn-chuk	→ Neiwan line	East	Hsinchu
Hsinchu	新竹	Sin-tek	Sîn-chuk	→ Neiwan line
Sanxingqiao	三姓橋	Saⁿ-sèⁿ-kiô	Sâm-siang-khiâu		Xiangshan
Xiangshan	香山	Hiong-san	Hiông-sân
Qiding	崎頂	Kiā-téng	Khi-táng		Zhunan	Miaoli County
Zhunan	竹南	Tek-lâm	Chuk-nàm	→ Taichung line
Tanwen	談文	Tâm-bûn	Thàm-vùn		Zaoqiao
Dashan	大山	Tōa-soaⁿ	Thai-sân		Houlong
Houlong	後龍	Āu-lâng	Heu-liùng
Longgang	龍港	Lêng-káng	Liùng-kóng
Baishatun	白沙屯	Pe̍h-soa-tūn	Pha̍k-sâ-thûn		Tongxiao
Xinpu	新埔	Sin-po͘	Sîn-phû
Tongxiao	通霄	Thong-siau	Thûng-siau
Yuanli	苑裡	Oán-lí	Yén-lî		Yuanli
Rinan	日南	Ji̍t-lâm	Ngit-nàm		Dajia	Taichung
Dajia	大甲	Tāi-kah	Thai-kap
Taichung Port	臺中港	Tâi-tiong-káng	Thòi-chûng-kóng		Qingshui
Qingshui	清水	Chheng-chúi	Chhîn-súi
Shalu	沙鹿	Soa-lak	Sâ-lu̍k		Shalu
Longjing	龍井	Liông-chéⁿ	Liùng-chiáng		Longjing
Dadu	大肚	Tōa-tō͘	Thai-tú		Dadu
Zhuifen	追分	Tui-hun	Tûi-fûn	→ Chengzhui line (to Taichung line)
Changhua	彰化	Chiong-hoà	Chông-fa	→ Taichung line	Changhua	Changhua County
Huatan	花壇	Hoe-toâⁿ	Fâ-thàn		Huatan
Dacun	大村	Tāi-chhoan	Thai-chhûn		Dacun
Yuanlin	員林	Oân-lîm	Yèn-lìm		Yuanlin
Yongjing	永靖	Éng-chēng	Yún-chhìn		Yongjing
Shetou	社頭	Siā-thâu	Sa-theù		Shetou
Tianzhong	田中	Tiân-tiong	Thièn-chûng		Tianzhong
Ershui	二水	Jī-chúi	Ngi-súi	→ Jiji line	Ershui
Linnei	林內	Nâ-lāi	Lìm-nui		Linnei	Yunlin County
Shiliu	石榴	Chio̍h-liû	Sa̍k-liû		Douliu
Douliu	斗六	Táu-la̍k	Teú-liuk
Dounan	斗南	Táu-lâm	Teú-nàm		Dounan
Shigui	石龜	Chio̍h-ku	Sa̍k-kuî
Dalin	大林	Tōa-nâ	Thai-lìm		Dalin	Chiayi County
Minxiong	民雄	Bîn-hiông	Mìn-hiùng		Minxiong
Jiabei	嘉北	Ka-pak	Kâ-pet		East	Chiayi
Chiayi	嘉義	Ka-gī	Kâ-ngi	Alishan Forest Railway	West
Shuishang	水上	Chúi-siōng	Súi-sông		Shuishang	Chiayi County
Nanjing	南靖	Lâm-chēng	Nàm-chhìn
Houbi	後壁	Āu-piah	Heu-piak		Houbi	Tainan
Xinying	新營	Sin-iâⁿ	Sîn-yàng		Xinying
Liuying	柳營	Liú-iâⁿ	Liú-yàng		Liouying
Linfengying	林鳳營	Lîm-hōng-iâⁿ	Lìm-fung-yàng		Lioujia
Longtian	隆田	Liông-tiân	Lùng-thièn		Guantian
Balin	拔林	Pa̍t-á-nâ	Pha̍t-lìm
Shanhua	善化	Siān-hòa	San-fa		Shanhua
Nanke	南科	Lâm-kho	Nàm-khô		Xinshi
Xinshi	新市	Sin-chhī	Sîn-sṳ
Yongkang	永康	Éng-khong	Yún-không		Yongkang
Daqiao	大橋	Tōa-kiô	Thai-khiâu
Tainan	臺南	Tâi-lâm	Thòi-nàm		East
Bao'an	保安	Pó-an	Pó-ôn		Rende
Rende	仁德	Jîn-tek	Yìn-tet
Zhongzhou	中洲	Tiong-chiu	Chûng-chû	→ Shalun line
Dahu	大湖	Tōa-ô͘	Thai-fù		Lujhu	Kaohsiung
Luzhu	路竹	Lō͘-tek	Lu-chuk
Gangshan	岡山	Kong-san	Kông-sân		Gangshan
Qiaotou	橋頭	Kiô-á-thâu	Khiâu-thèu	Ciaotou	Ciaotou
Nanzi	楠梓	Lâm-á-kheⁿ	Nâm-chṳ́		Nanzi
Xinzuoying	新左營	Sin-chó-iâⁿ	Sîn-chó-yàng	Zuoying Zuoying/THSR	Zuoying
Zuoying–Jiucheng	左營·舊城	Chó-iâⁿ (Kū-siâⁿ)	Chó-yàng (Khiu-sàng)
Neiwei	內惟	Lāi-ûi	Nui-vì		Gushan
Museum of Fine Arts	美術館	Bí-su̍t-koán	Mî-su̍t-kón
Gushan	鼓山	Kó͘-san	Kú-sân
Sankuaicuo	三塊厝	Saⁿ-tè-chhù	Sân-khoài-chhṳ̀		Sanmin
Kaohsiung	高雄	Ko-hiông	Kô-hiùng	→ Pingtung line Kaohsiung Main

Notes

1. Keelung to Pingtung via Taichung

References

1. "About TRA". Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC. December 11, 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
2. "Statistics". 交通部臺灣鐵路管理局 (in Chinese). December 11, 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2017.