Pingtung line

Pingtung Line
Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name	屏東線
Status	In operation
Owner	Taiwan Railway Corporation
Termini	Kaohsiung; Fangliao;
Stations	21
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Corporation
Ridership	5.2 million in the first half of 2019.
History
Opened	15 December 1941
Technical
Line length	61.3 km (38.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend

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

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

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Kaohsiung	高雄	Ko-hiông	Kô-hiùng	→ West Coast line Kaohsiung	Sanmin	Kaohsiung
Minzu	民族	Bîn-cho̍k	Mìn-chhu̍k
Science and Technology Museum	科工館	Kho-kang-koán	Khô-kûng-kón
Zhengyi	正義	Chèng-gī	Chang-ngi
Fengshan	鳳山	Hōng-soaⁿ	Fung-sân	Fongshan	Fengshan
Houzhuang	後庄	Āu-chng	Heu-chông		Daliao
Jiuqutang	九曲堂	Kiú-khiok-tông	Kiú-khiuk-thòng		Dashu
Liukuaicuo	六塊厝	La̍k-tè-chhù	Liuk-khoài-chhṳ̀		Pingtung	Pingtung County
Pingtung	屏東	Pîn-tong	Phìn-tûng
Guilai	歸來	Kui-lâi	Kûi-lòi
Linluo	麟洛	Lîn-lo̍k	Lìm-lo̍k		Linluo
Xishi	西勢	Sai-sì	Sî-sṳ		Zhutian
Zhutian	竹田	Tek-chhân	Chuk-thièn		Zhutian
Chaozhou	潮州	Tiô-chiu	Chheù-chû		Chaozhou
Kanding	崁頂	Khàm-téng	Kham-táng		Kanding
Nanzhou	南州	Lâm-chiu	Nàm-chû		Nanzhou
Zhen'an	鎮安	Tìn-an	Chṳ́n-ôn		Linbian
Linbian	林邊	Nâ-piⁿ	Lìm-piên		Linbian
Jiadong	佳冬	Ka-tang	Kâ-tûng		Jiadong
Donghai	東海	Tang-hái	Tûng-hói		Fangliao
Fangliao	枋寮	Pang-liâu	Piông-liàu	→ South-link line	Fangliao

References

^ 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.
^ "Taiwan Railways Administration". Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ 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.

[侯承旭_2019-1] 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.

[Taipei_Times_2019-3] 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.

[96_年_11_月_23_日_2007-4] "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.

[rn243-7] 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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v t e Taiwan Railway lines
Main lines	Eastern Trunk line South-link line Western Trunk line
Branch lines	Jiji line Liujia line Neiwan line Pingxi line Shen'ao line Shalun line
Others	Hualien Port Taichung Port
Defunct	Chiayi Airport CPC Chiayi Research Institute branch Donggang Dongshi Former Mountain Hsinchu Airport Hsin Peitou Kaohsiung Port Keelung Port Linkou Pingtung Airport Sanzhangli branch Shengang Shueishang Airport Songshan Airport Su'ao Harbor Tamsui Taitung Coast Xindian Zhonghe
Planned & U/C	Second Taipei–Yilan line Jiahou Hengchun Huwei Yongning
Abandoned/Unbuilt	Central Cross-Island Niitaka Port Southwest Coast

History

Chaozhou–Fangliao upgrades

Stations

See also

References