Chengzhui line

Chengzhui Line
An EMU500 series train running on the Chengzhui Line
An EMU500 series train running on the Chengzhui Line (right). The tracks on the left are of the Taichung Line.
Overview
Native name成追線
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
Termini
Stations2
History
Opened11 October 1922 (1922-10-11)
Technical
Line length2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationEntire line, 25 kV

The Chengzhui line (Chinese: 成追線; pinyin: Chéngzhuī Xiàn) is a line of the Taiwan Railways Administration connecting the Taichung line at Chenggong station to the West Coast line at Zhuifen station, forming a wye. Currently, only local services run through the Chengzhui Line, make a direct connect between stations on Mountain line and stations on Coastal line and 11.8 km shorter of travel route and without needed to transfer at Changhua station, saving about 10 minutes travel time and waiting time while transfer at Changhua station.[1]

As part of the "Greater Taichung Yamanote Line" plan by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the line was upgraded to double-track to allow for increased traffic between downtown Taichung and its coastal suburbs. Construction lasted between March 2019 and January 2020.[2][3][4][5]

Stations

Name Chinese Taiwanese Hakka Transfers and Notes Location
Chenggong 成功 Sêng-kong Sṳ̀n-kûng → Taiwan Railway Taichung line Wuri Taichung City
Zhuifen 追分 Tui-hun Tûi-fûn → Taiwan Railway West Coast line Dadu

References

  1. ^ "成追線火車時刻表". 臺灣鐵路管理局. Retrieved 7 January 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ 黃智詮 (January 2020). "台中「山手線」前導工程 雙線化成追線通車". 鐵道情報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). No. 245. 春臨臺灣文化事業坊. pp. 4–6. ISSN 2073-2163.
  3. ^ "成功到追分鐵路雙軌化 中央全數補助". 自由時報. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "破除謠言 中市府：山手線已動工、成追線雙軌明年完成". 新頭殼. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  5. ^ "台鐵成追線雙軌化 首航列車明10:20成功站開出". 自由時報. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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