Editing Pingtung line (section)

==History==
The line was completed in 1941. The section between [[Kaohsiung railway station|Kaohsiung]] and [[Pingtung railway station|Pingtung]] was electrified on July 10, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=臺灣鐵路電氣化及電訊發展史 |url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 |website=TRA |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609230746/http://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 |archive-date=9 June 2015 |language=zh-tw}}</ref> The section between Pingtung and [[Chaozhou railway station|Chaozhou]] was electrified on August 23, 2015, when the elevated tracks between the two stations opened.<ref>{{cite news |author1=黃立翔 |title=台鐵屏潮捷運化完工 週日通車 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/paper/907776 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |agency=Liberty Times |date=August 19, 2015 |location=Taipei |language=zh-tw}}</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 railway station|Fangliao]]. The plan was approved by the [[Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)|Ministry of the Interior]] on June 3, 2013, and construction began on November 16, 2014.<ref name="rn243">{{cite magazine |author=柯凱仁 |title=RN焦距:新時代! 潮州枋寮電氣化通車 |magazine=Rail News |publisher=春臨臺灣文化事業坊 |volume=31 |issue=243 |date=October 2019 |issn=2073-2163 |pages=80–97}}</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 railway station|Nanzhou]] and [[Linbian railway station|Linbian]]
* Adding a second platform at [[Zhen'an railway station|Zhen'an]] and [[Jiadong railway station|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>{{cite news |author1=王介村 |author2=孟昭權 |title=南迴鐵路電氣化 潮州、枋寮提前1年今通車 |url=https://news.pts.org.tw/article/459860 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |agency=[[Public Television Service|PTS]] |date=December 23, 2019 |location=Pingtung |language=zh-tw}}</ref>