Editing Pingtung line

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{{Primary sources|date=September 2010}}
{{short description|One of the two partially double-track railway in Taiwan along with South-link line.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox rail line
|name             = Pingtung Line
|color            = 601986
|native_name      = 屏東線 
|native_name_lang = zh-tw
| status= In operation
| ridership2 = 5.2 million in the first half of 2019.<ref name="侯承旭 2019">{{cite web | author=侯承旭 |script-title=zh:台鐵屏東線 上半年運量破五百萬人次 - 屏東縣 |script-website=zh:自由電子報 | date=2019-09-03 | url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/Pingtung/paper/1315128 | language=zh | access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>
|image            = TRA Pingtung Line.svg
|type             = [[Heavy rail]]
|start            = {{stn|Kaohsiung}}
|end              = {{rws|Fangliao}}
|stations         = 21
|open             = 15 December 1941
|owner            = [[Taiwan Railway Corporation]]
|operator         = [[Taiwan Railway Corporation]]
|tracks           = 2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
|gauge            = {{RailGauge|3ft6in}}
|linelength       = {{Convert|61.3|km|abbr=on}}
|electrification  = 25 kV/60 Hz [[Overhead lines|Catenary]]
|speed            = {{convert|150|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|map              = {{Routemap
 | inline      = 1
 | title       = {{lnl|Taiwan Railways|Pingtung}}
 | title color = white
 | title bg    = grey
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pBHF~~18.8~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Liukuaicuo}}
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hpBHF~~23.6~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Guilai}}
hpBHF~~25.9~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Linluo}}
hpBHF~~28.3~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Xishi}}
hpBHF~~32.0~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Zhutian}}
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nSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Single-track
pBHF~~43.3~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Nanzhou}}
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pBHF~~46.9~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Zhen'an}}
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hpBHF~~50.1~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Linbian}}
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nSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Single-track
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nSTR ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ Single-track
pBHF~~61.3~~{{stl|Taiwan Railways|Fangliao}}
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The '''Pingtung Line''' ({{zh|t=屏東線|p=Píngdōng Xiàn|poj=Pîn-tong Soàⁿ}}) is part of the [[West Coast line (Taiwan)|West Coast line]] of [[Taiwan Railway]]. 

It is {{cvt|61.3|km}} long, of which {{cvt|36.1|km}} is [[double track]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-4.aspx |title=Taiwan Railways Administration |access-date=2007-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111120735/http://www.railway.gov.tw/en/yearbook/yearbook-4.aspx |archive-date=2008-01-11 }}</ref>

The section between [[Nanzhou, Pingtung|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">{{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>

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">{{cite web | title=台鐵潮州-枋寮電氣化計畫 | website=鐵路改建工程局 | date=2007-12-02 | url=https://blog.xuite.net/hljluis2003/twblog/185721880 | language=zh | access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>

==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>

==Stations==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Chinese!![[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]]!![[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]]!!Transfers and Notes!!colspan=2|Location
|-
|'''[[Kaohsiung station|Kaohsiung]]'''||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|高雄}}}}||Ko-hiông||Kô-hiùng
|align=left|→ {{rint|tw|rail}} [[West Coast line (Taiwan)|West Coast line]]<br />[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] {{rint|tw|kmrt}}{{rint|kaohsiung|r}} {{STN|Kaohsiung|x}}
|rowspan=4|[[Sanmin District|Sanmin]]||rowspan=7|[[Kaohsiung]]
|-
|[[Minzu railway station (Taiwan)|Minzu]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|民族}}}}||Bîn-cho̍k||Mìn-chhu̍k
|align=left|
|-
|[[Science and Technology Museum railway station|Science and<br />Technology Museum]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|科工館}}}}||Kho-kang-koán||Khô-kûng-kón
|align=left|
|-
|[[Zhengyi railway station|Zhengyi]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|正義}}}}||Chèng-gī||Chang-ngi
|align=left|
|-
|[[Fengshan railway station|Fengshan]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|鳳山}}}}||Hōng-soaⁿ||Fung-sân
|align=left|[[File:AB-Kreuz.svg]] {{rint|tw|kmrt}}{{rint|kaohsiung|o}} {{MRT station|Fongshan}}
|[[Fongshan District|Fengshan]]
|-
|[[Houzhuang railway station|Houzhuang]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|後庄}}}}||Āu-chng||Heu-chông
|align=left| ||[[Daliao District|Daliao]]
|-
|[[Jiuqutang railway station|Jiuqutang]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|九曲堂}}}}||Kiú-khiok-tông||Kiú-khiuk-thòng
|align=left| ||[[Dashu District|Dashu]]
|-
|[[Liukuaicuo railway station|Liukuaicuo]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|六塊厝}}}}||La̍k-tè-chhù||Liuk-khoài-chhṳ̀
|align=left| ||rowspan=3|[[Pingtung City|Pingtung]]||rowspan=14|[[Pingtung County|Pingtung<br />County]]
|-
|'''[[Pingtung railway station|Pingtung]]'''||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|屏東}}}}||Pîn-tong||Phìn-tûng||align=left|
|-
|[[Guilai railway station|Guilai]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|歸來}}}}||Kui-lâi||Kûi-lòi||align=left|
|-
|[[Linluo railway station|Linluo]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|麟洛}}}}||Lîn-lo̍k||Lìm-lo̍k||align=left|
|[[Linluo]]
|-
|[[Xishi railway station|Xishi]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|西勢}}}}||Sai-sì||Sî-sṳ||align=left|
|rowspan=2|[[Zhutian, Pingtung|Zhutian]]
|-
|[[Zhutian railway station|Zhutian]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|竹田}}}}||Tek-chhân||Chuk-thièn||align=left|
|-
|'''[[Chaozhou railway station|Chaozhou]]'''||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|潮州}}}}||Tiô-chiu||Chheù-chû||align=left|
|[[Chaozhou, Pingtung|Chaozhou]]
|-
|[[Kanding railway station|Kanding]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|崁頂}}}}||Khàm-téng||Kham-táng||align=left|
|[[Kanding, Pingtung|Kanding]]
|-
|[[Nanzhou railway station|Nanzhou]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|南州}}}}||Lâm-chiu||Nàm-chû||align=left|
|[[Nanzhou, Pingtung|Nanzhou]]
|-
|[[Zhen'an railway station|Zhen'an]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|鎮安}}}}||Tìn-an||Chṳ́n-ôn||align=left|
|rowspan=2|[[Linbian, Pingtung|Linbian]]
|-
|[[Linbian railway station|Linbian]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|林邊}}}}||Nâ-piⁿ||Lìm-piên||align=left|
|-
|[[Jiadong railway station|Jiadong]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|佳冬}}}}||Ka-tang||Kâ-tûng||align=left|
|[[Jiadong, Pingtung|Jiadong]]
|-
|[[Donghai railway station|Donghai]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|東海}}}}||Tang-hái||Tûng-hói||align=left|
|rowspan=2|[[Fangliao, Pingtung|Fangliao]]
|-
|[[Fangliao railway station|Fangliao]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|枋寮}}}}||Pang-liâu||Piông-liàu||align=left|→ {{rint|tw|rail}} [[South-link line]]
|}

==See also==
* [[West Coast line (Taiwan)]]

==References==
{{Commons category|TRA Pingtung Line}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Taiwan Railways Administration}}
{{Pingtung Line}}

[[Category:1941 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1941]]
[[Category:TRA routes]]
[[Category:Rail transportation in Kaohsiung]]
[[Category:Southern Taiwan]]