Editing South-link line

{{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.

==History==
[[File:JiaHe zheti.JPG|thumb|South-link line]]
[[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese authorities]] had planned for a railway running between Pingtung and Taitung, but were unable to complete it before [[World War II]] ended. After the Kuomintang-led ROC government took control, surveys were completed in 1947, 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1976, delineating ten possible routes for the South Link Line. Construction began in July 1980, and was completed in November 1991. Upon its inauguration on 16 December 1991, the South Link Line became the newest standard rail line operated by the TRA, and created an around-the-island railway network. The line began became accessible for public use in February 1992.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Han Cheung |title=Taiwan in Time: Last piece of the railway puzzle |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2021/12/12/2003769439 |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=Taipei Times |date=12 December 2021}}</ref>

In August 2009, sections of the line were badly damaged by floods triggered by [[Typhoon Morakot]].<ref name="morakot">{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taitung/2009/12/29/238534/South-Link.htm|title=South Link train line to be reopened after typhoon repairs|last=Lu|first=Tyson|date=2009-12-29|work=[[The China Post]]|access-date=2010-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305195117/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taitung/2009/12/29/238534/South-Link.htm|archive-date=2016-03-05|last2=Hsu|first2=Elizabeth}}</ref> The line was reopened on December 30, 2009.

In September 2010, service was temporarily suspended due to [[Typhoon Fanapi (2010)|Typhoon Fanapi]].<ref name="fanapi">{{cite news|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/09/28/2003483975|title=TRA expected to reopen South Link Line tomorrow|author=Shan|first=Shelley|date=2010-09-28|work=[[Taipei Times]]|access-date=2010-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210056/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/09/28/2003483975|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=live}}</ref> The Taimali River ({{zh|c=太麻里溪}}) had risen substantially and washed away {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} of railway embankment. The line was reopened on September 29, 2010.<ref name="fanapi" /> The Taiwan Railway Administration plans to spend an additional [[New Taiwan dollar|NT$]]240 million on a double-tracked, {{convert|520|m|ft|abbr=on}} bridge over the Taimali River to avoid future problems with flooding.<ref name="fanapi" />

Electrification works on the section from [[Fangliao Station]] to [[Zhiben Station]] was completed in December 2020 with the first passenger services operating on the 20th December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=台湾南回铁路电气化最后一英里通车：实现铁路一日环岛愿景_屏东|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/439359685_260616|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Stations==

{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Chinese!![[Taiwanese Hokkien|Taiwanese]]!![[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]]!!Transfers and Notes!!colspan=3|Location
|-
|[[Fangliao railway station|Fangliao]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|枋寮}}}}||Pang-liâu||Piông-liàu
|align=left|→ {{rint|tw|rail}} [[Pingtung Line]]
|Fangliao||[[Fangliao, Pingtung|Fangliao]]||rowspan=6|[[Pingtung County|Pingtung<br />County]]
|-
|[[Jialu railway station|Jialu]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|加祿}}}}||Ka-lo̍k||Kâ-luk||align=left|
|rowspan=2|Jialu||rowspan=2|[[Fangshan, Pingtung|Fangshan]]
|-
|[[Neishi railway station|Neishi]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|內獅}}}}||Lāi-sai||Nui-sṳ̂
|align=left|{{small|Least used station in Taiwan (2019)}}
|-
|[[Fangshan railway station|Fangshan]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|枋山}}}}||Pang-soaⁿ||Piông-sân
|align=left|{{small|Southernmost railway station in Taiwan}}
|rowspan=3|Neishi||rowspan=3|[[Shizi, Pingtung|Shizi]]
|-
|[[Fangye Signal Station|Fangye]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|枋野}}}}||Pang-iá||Piông-yâ||align=left|
|-
|[[Central Signal railway station|Central Signal]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|中央號誌}}}}||Tiong-iong Hō-chì||Tûng-ông Ho-chì||align=left|
|-
|[[Guzhuang railway station|Guzhuang Signal]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|古莊號誌}}}}||Kó͘-chng Hō-chì||Kú-chông Hō-chì||align=left|
|Shangwu||rowspan=2|[[Dawu, Taitung|Dawu]]
|rowspan=8|[[Taitung County|Taitung<br />County]]
|-
|[[Dawu railway station|Dawu]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|大武}}}}||Tāi-bú||Thai-vú||align=left|
|Dawu
|-
|[[Longxi railway station|Longxi]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|瀧溪}}}}||Liông-khe||Lùng-hâi||align=left|
|Duoliang||rowspan=3|[[Taimali, Taitung|Taimali]]
|-
|[[Jinlun railway station|Jinlun]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|金崙}}}}||Kim-lun||Kîm-lûn||align=left|
|Jinlun
|-
|[[Taimali railway station|Taimali]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|太麻里}}}}||Thài-mâ-lí||Thai-mà-lî||align=left|
|Dawang
|-
|[[Zhiben railway station|Zhiben]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|知本}}}}||Ti-pún||Tî-pún||align=left|
|Zhiben||rowspan=3|[[Taitung City|Taitung]]
|-
|[[Kangle railway station|Kangle]]||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|康樂}}}}||Khong-lo̍k||Không-lo̍k||align=left|
|Kangle
|-
|'''[[Taitung railway station|Taitung]]'''||{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|臺東}}}}||Tâi-tang||Thòi-tûng
|align=left|→ {{rint|tw|rail}} [[Taitung Line]]
|Yanwan
|}
Note: [[Central Signal Station]] - [[Guzhuang Station]] passes through [[Daren, Taitung|Daren]] of [[Taitung County]], Original set [[Pu'an Signal Station]], Now Stop working.

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Taiwan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|TRA South-Link Line}}
{{Taiwan Railways Administration}}
{{TRA South-Link Line}}

[[Category:TRA routes]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1991]]
[[Category:3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Taiwan]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Southern Taiwan]]


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