Pingtung line

The Pingtung Line (Chinese: 屏東線; pinyin: Píngdōng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pîn-tong Soàⁿ) is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration West Coast line in Taiwan.

Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name	屏東線
Status	In operation
Owner	Taiwan Railways Administration
Termini	Kaohsiung Fangliao
Stations	21
Service
Type	Heavy rail
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railways Administration
Ridership	5.2 million in the first half of 2019.[1]
History
Opened	15 December 1941
Technical
Line length	61.3 km (38.1 mi)
Number of tracks	2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
Character	Fully elevated and grade-separated
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	25 kV/60 Hz Catenary (Kaohsiung–Chaozhou section)
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map km Station ( Western Trunk line) (  R  ) 0.0 Kaohsiung 1.4 Minzu 2.4 Sci-tech Museum 4.2 Zhengyi 5.8 Fengshan 9.5 Houzhuang 13.8 Jiuqutang 18.8 Liukuaicuo 21.0 Pingtung 23.6 Guilai 25.9 Linluo 28.3 Xishi 32.0 Zhutian 36.1 Chaozhou Double-track terminalized Single-track 40.9 Kanding Single-track 43.3 Nanzhou Double-track 46.9 Zhen'an Double-track 50.1 Linbian Single-track 54.1 Jiadong Single-track 57.2 Donghai Single-track 61.3 Fangliao Single-track ( South-link line)

It is 61.3 km (38.1 mi) long, of which 36.1 km (22.4 mi) is double track.[2]

The section between 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.[3]

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 [4]

History

The line was completed in 1941.

It is electrified (25 kV) with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Chaozhou. Most trains start or end from Xinzuoying Station, Pingtung Station, or Chaozhou Station. Some trains continue to Fangliao Station to either terminate or travel further onwards on the South-link Line.

Electrification Works

Electrification works on the section from Chaozhou Station to Fangliao Station is under construction. A second track is being constructed on the section from Nanzhou Station to Linbian Station. The double-track section is expected to able to operate more services in the future. Construction of a second side platform at Zhen'an Station is still not complete.

The fully electrified section from Chaozhou Station and Fangliao Station is expected to be operational by the end of 2019. The first day of official operations on the fully electrified line will be 20 December 2019. The entire section is expected to be functional by December 2020 and completed entirely by March 2024.

Stations

Name	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Transfers and Notes	Location
Kaohsiung	高雄	Ko-hiông	Kô-hiùng	→ West Coast line  R  Kaohsiung	Sanmin	Kaohsiung
Minzu	民族	Bîn-cho̍k	Mìn-chhu̍k
Science and Technology Museum	科工館	Kho-kang-koán	Khô-kûng-kón
Zhengyi	正義	Chèng-gī	Chang-ngi
Fengshan	鳳山	Hōng-soaⁿ	Fung-sân	O  Fongshan	Fengshan
Houzhuang	後庄	Āu-chng	Heu-chông		Daliao
Jiuqutang	九曲堂	Kiú-khiok-tông	Kiú-khiuk-thòng		Dashu
Liukuaicuo	六塊厝	La̍k-tè-chhù	Liuk-khoài-chhṳ̀		Pingtung	Pingtung County
Pingtung	屏東	Pîn-tong	Phìn-tûng
Guilai	歸來	Kui-lâi	Kûi-lòi
Linluo	麟洛	Lîn-lo̍k	Lìm-lo̍k		Linluo
Xishi	西勢	Sai-sì	Sî-sṳ		Zhutian
Zhutian	竹田	Tek-chhân	Chuk-thièn
Chaozhou	潮州	Tiô-chiu	Chheù-chû		Chaozhou
Kanding	崁頂	Khàm-téng	Kham-táng		Kanding
Nanzhou	南州	Lâm-chiu	Nàm-chû		Nanzhou
Zhen'an	鎮安	Tìn-an	Chṳ́n-ôn		Linbian
Linbian	林邊	Nâ-piⁿ	Lìm-piên
Jiadong	佳冬	Ka-tang	Kâ-tûng		Jiadong
Donghai	東海	Tang-hái	Tûng-hói		Fangliao
Fangliao	枋寮	Pang-liâu	Piông-liàu	→ South-link line

See also

• West Coast line (Taiwan)

References

1. 侯承旭 (3 September 2019). "台鐵屏東線 上半年運量破五百萬人次 - 屏東縣". 自由電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
2. "Taiwan Railways Administration". Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
3. Shelley Shan / Staff reporter (29 October 2019). "Railways to be fully electrified in 2020". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
4. "台鐵潮州-枋寮電氣化計畫". 鐵路改建工程局 (in Chinese). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2019.