Editing Western Trunk line (section)

{{Short description|Railway line in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Western Trunk line
| color                           = 063391
| native_name                     = 西部幹線
| native_name_lang                = zh-tw
| image                           = [[File:Taiwan Railway Route English.gif|300px]]
| caption                         = Western Trunk line in blue
| type                            = Conventional railway
| start                           = {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Keelung}}
| end                             = {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Pingtung}}
| stations                        = 134
| open                            = 10 August 1902
| operator                        = [[Taiwan Railway Corporation]]
| tracks                          = 2 (predominantly)
| gauge                           = {{RailGauge|3ft6in|lk=on}}
| linelength                      = {{Convert|420.8|km|abbr=on}}{{efn|Keelung to Pingtung via {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Taichung}}}}
| electrification                 = 25 kV/60 Hz [[Overhead lines|catenary]]
| speed                           = 150 km/h (93mph)
| map_state                       = collapsed
| map                             = {{Western Trunk line RDT}}
}}

'''Western Trunk line''' ({{zh|t=縱貫線|p=Zòngguàn xiàn|poj=Chhiòng-koàn sòaⁿ}}) is a railway line of [[Taiwan Railway]] in western [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About TRA|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/CP.aspx?sn=16989&n=19586|website=Taiwan Railways Administration.MOC|access-date=1 March 2017|language=en|date=December 11, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Statistics|url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886|website=交通部臺灣鐵路管理局|access-date=1 March 2017|language=zh|date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> It is by far the busiest line, having served over 171 million passengers in 2016. The total length of the line is {{Cvt|404.5|km}}.

The line is an official classification of physical tracks and does not correspond to particular services. It is connected to [[Taichung line]] (''mountain line''; {{lang|zh-tw|山線}}) at [[Zhunan railway station|Zhunan]] and [[Changhua railway station|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'' ({{lang|zh-tw|海線}}) line to indicate the route taken.