Template:Short description Template:Infobox rail line The North-Link Line (Template:Zh) is the central section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration. The length of its mainline is 79.2 km, and there is a 7.4 km long branch between Beipu and Hualien Port.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

The high mountains and cliffs in eastern Taiwan, between Yilan and Hualien, is a major barrier to the transportation between northern Taiwan and eastern Taiwan. The highway was narrow and dangerous. Ferry service between Keelung and Hualien was an overnight trip. Thus in 1973 the construction of North-link line started. The line branched from Yilan line at Nan Sheng Hu in Su'ao, traveling through mountains and valleys with 91 tunnels and 16 bridges, and ended at a newly constructed Hualien Station. The line was completed in 1979 and was almost immediately overloaded in passenger and freight services. Despite Taiwan Railways Administration continued upgrading signals, tracks, and rolling stock of the line, the great demand could not be fulfilled. The line was then electrified in 2003 and expanded to two tracks (double track) in January 2005.

StationsEdit

File:Yilan and North Link line.svg
Outline map near Su'ao
File:Outline map of KAREN railway stations.PNG
Outline map near Hualien, ・Stations:
A: Hualien (former), B: Hualien Port,
C: Hualien, D: Beipu, E: Ji'an, F: Meilun
・Lines:
Yellow: North-Link Line
Blue: Hualien–Taitung Line
Green: Hualien Port Line
Red: Hualien Port Line (former)
Name Chinese Taiwanese Hakka Transfers and Notes Location
Su'aoxin Template:Large So͘-ò Sin Sû-o Sîn Template:Rint Yilan line Su'ao Yilan
County
Yongle Template:Large Éng-lo̍k Yún-lo̍k
Dong'ao Template:Large Tang-ò Tûng-o Nan'ao
Nan'ao Template:Large Lâm-ò Nàm-o Su'ao
Wuta Template:Large Bú-thah Vú-thap Nan'ao
Hanben Template:Large Hàn-pún Hon-pún
Heping Template:Large Hô-pêng Fò-phìn Xiulin Hualien
County
Heren Template:Large Hô-jîn Fò-yìn
Chongde Template:Large Chông-tek Chhùng-tet
Xincheng (Taroko) Template:Large Sin-siâⁿ (Thài-ló͘-koh) Sîn-sàng (Thai-lû-kok) Xincheng
Jingmei Template:Large Kéng-bí Kín-mî Xiulin
Beipu Template:Large Pak-po͘ Pet-phû Xincheng
Hualien Template:Large Hoa-liân Fâ-lièn Template:Rint Hualien–Taitung line Hualien
File:Taiwan-north-link-line.jpg
Freight train on North-Link Line

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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Template:Sister project Template:Taiwan Railways Administration Template:North-link Line