Eastern Trunk line
Conventional railway
Color063391
Native name東部幹線
Stations64[a]
OperatorTaiwan Railway
TracksVaries
Linelength320.3 km (199.0 mi)[b]
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz catenary
Speed130km/h

The Eastern Trunk line (traditional Chinese: 東部幹線; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-pō͘-kàn-soàⁿ) is a railway line of Taiwan Railway running along Taiwan's sparsely populated eastern corridor.

The Eastern Trunk line is a combination of line sections:[1]

NameChineseTaiwaneseHakkaLengthTerminus
Yilan line[2]宜蘭線Gî-lân SoàⁿNgì-làn Sien93.6 km (58.2 mi)from Badu to Su'ao (via Su'aoxin)
North-link line[3]北迴線Pak-hôe SoàⁿPet-fûi Sien79.2 km (49.2 mi)from Su'aoxin to Hualien
Taitung line[4]臺東線Tâi-tang SoàⁿThòi-tûng Sien150.9 km (93.8 mi)from Hualien to Taitung

The length of the combined line is 323.7 km (201.1 mi).

Notes

  1. ^ excluding
  2. ^ excluding Su'ao branch, which is 3.4 km in length

References

  1. ^ "交通部臺灣鐵路管理局". Taiwan Railway. Taiwan Railway Administration. 25 December 2020. Archived 12 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "東部幹線/宜蘭線". Taiwan Railways Administration. 2020-12-25. Archived 2021-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ^ "東部幹線/北迴線". Taiwan Railway Administration. 25 December 2020. Archived 6 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "東部幹線/台東線". Taiwan Railway Administration. 25 December 2020. Archived 6 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 February 2021.