Pingtung line

Pingtung Line
Overview
Native name屏東線
StatusIn operation
OwnerTaiwan Railway Corporation
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Taiwan Railway Corporation
Ridership5.2 million in the first half of 2019.
History
Opened15 December 1941
Technical
Line length61.3 km (38.1 mi)
Number of tracks2 (Kaohsiung to Chaozhou), 1 (Chaozhou to Fangliao)
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification25 kV/60 Hz Catenary
Operating speed150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map

km
Station
( Western Trunk line)
(  )
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)

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

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

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.

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