- Neiwan Line
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Neiwan Station[1]
The Neiwan Line (內灣線) is a railway branch line in Taiwan run by the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is located in Hsinchu County.
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History
The Neiwan Line was completed in 1950. Although this line is a branch line, its standards are comparable to those of a main line except that it is not electrified. Diesel powered Tze-Chiang trains have been used on this route on some special occasions. It became a popular tourist site in the early 2000s.
Liujia branch
The Liujia Line, which connects TRA's Hsinchu station and THSRC's THSR station, branches off from the Neiwan Line.[1]
Operations
All trains run between Hsinchu and Neiwan. The headway between each number of runs is about one hour. There has been one through-service between Neiwan and Taipei on Saturdays and Sundays since 2004.
The Neiwan branch line closed temporarily between Hsinchu and Jhudong on 28 February 2007. This was to allow construction of the Liujia Line. The line was reopened on 11 November 2011. [2]
Stations
- Hsinchu: Connections to the Western Line
- Expo Station
- Zhuke (Science Park) Station
- Jhujhong: Liujia Line connecting to THSR Hsinchu Station
- Shangyuan
- Ronghua
- Jhudong
- Hengshan
- Jiouzantou
- Hesing
- Fuguei: former name: Nanhe
- Neiwan
External links
- Railway Reconstruction Bureau project page for the Liujia branch (in Chinese)
References
- ^ "New rails to link high speed and TRA trains". The China Post. 2010-03-03. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2010/03/03/246617/New-rails.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ Marchant, John Scott (11 November 2011). "Hsinchu’s Neiwan Line steams back to life". Taiwan Today. http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=179984&ctNode=445. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
Categories:- Railway lines in Taiwan
- TRA routes
- Railway lines opened in 1950
- Taiwan rail transportation stubs
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