Editing South-link line (section)

{{Short description|Only single-track railway in Taiwan}}
{{Expand Chinese|topic=transp|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name             = South-link line
|color            = e61673
|native_name      = 南迴線
|native_name_lang = zh-Hant-TW
|image            = TRA South-Link Line.svg
|type             = Conventional railway
|start            = {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Pingtung}}
|end              = {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Taitung}}
|stations         = 32
|open             = 16 December 1991
|operator         = [[Taiwan Railway Corporation]]
|tracks           = 1 (predominantly)
|gauge            = {{RailGauge|3ft6in}}
|linelength       = {{Convert|138.5|km|abbr=on}}
|electrification  = 
|speed            = {{convert|150|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|map              = {{South-link line RDT}}
}}

The '''South-link line''' ({{zh|t=南迴線|hp=Nánhuí Xiàn}}) is a line of the [[Taiwan Railway]] running across the southern tip of the [[island of Taiwan]], connecting the eastern and western coasts. It is 98.2&nbsp;km long, of which 81.4&nbsp;km is single-track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-4.aspx|title=Route Kilometers|date=2009-05-18|publisher=[[Taiwan Railways Administration]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502114308/http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-4.aspx|archive-date=2010-05-02}}</ref>

The section between [[Nanzhou, Pingtung|Nanzhou]] and [[Linbian]] railway stations was upgraded from a [[single-track railway]] to a [[dual-track railway]] while the other sections remains in single-track.<ref name="Taipei Times 2019">{{cite web | author=Shelley Shan | title=Railways to be fully electrified in 2020 | website=Taipei Times | date=2019-10-29 | url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/06/13/2003716850 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029145041/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/06/13/2003716850 | archive-date=2019-10-29 | url-status=live | access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref> In conjunction with electrification works on the line, train platforms are being lengthened and upgraded with better facilities.