Pingtung line

The Pingtung Line (Template:Zh) is part of the West Coast line of Taiwan Railway.

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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.<ref name="Taipei Times 2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 <ref name="96 年 11 月 23 日 2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

The line was completed in 1941. The section between Kaohsiung and Pingtung was electrified on July 10, 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The section between Pingtung and Chaozhou was electrified on August 23, 2015, when the elevated tracks between the two stations opened.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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.<ref name="rn243">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Aside from electrifying the tracks, the following upgrades were carried out simultaneously:<ref name="rn243"/>

• 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.<ref name="rn243"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Stations

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Kaohsiung	Template:Large	Ko-hiông	Kô-hiùng	→ Template:Rint West Coast line File:AB-Kreuz.svg Template:RintTemplate:Rint Template:STN	Sanmin	Kaohsiung
Minzu	Template:Large	Bîn-cho̍k	Mìn-chhu̍k
Science and Technology Museum	Template:Large	Kho-kang-koán	Khô-kûng-kón
Zhengyi	Template:Large	Chèng-gī	Chang-ngi
Fengshan	Template:Large	Hōng-soaⁿ	Fung-sân	File:AB-Kreuz.svg Template:RintTemplate:Rint Template:MRT station	Fengshan
Houzhuang	Template:Large	Āu-chng	Heu-chông		Daliao
Jiuqutang	Template:Large	Kiú-khiok-tông	Kiú-khiuk-thòng		Dashu
Liukuaicuo	Template:Large	La̍k-tè-chhù	Liuk-khoài-chhṳ̀		Pingtung	Pingtung County
Pingtung	Template:Large	Pîn-tong	Phìn-tûng
Guilai	Template:Large	Kui-lâi	Kûi-lòi
Linluo	Template:Large	Lîn-lo̍k	Lìm-lo̍k		Linluo
Xishi	Template:Large	Sai-sì	Sî-sṳ		Zhutian
Zhutian	Template:Large	Tek-chhân	Chuk-thièn
Chaozhou	Template:Large	Tiô-chiu	Chheù-chû		Chaozhou
Kanding	Template:Large	Khàm-téng	Kham-táng		Kanding
Nanzhou	Template:Large	Lâm-chiu	Nàm-chû		Nanzhou
Zhen'an	Template:Large	Tìn-an	Chṳ́n-ôn		Linbian
Linbian	Template:Large	Nâ-piⁿ	Lìm-piên
Jiadong	Template:Large	Ka-tang	Kâ-tûng		Jiadong
Donghai	Template:Large	Tang-hái	Tûng-hói		Fangliao
Fangliao	Template:Large	Pang-liâu	Piông-liàu	→ Template:Rint South-link line

See also

• West Coast line (Taiwan)