Donggang line

Donggang line
A surviving headshunt on the Donggang Line
A surviving headshunt on the Donggang Line
Overview
Native name東港線
OwnerTaiwan Railways Administration
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Taiwan Railways Administration
History
Opened19 July 1940 (1940-07-19)[1]
ClosedJuly 2002 (2002-07)[2]
Technical
Line length6.2 km (3.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
ElectrificationNone

The Donggang line (Chinese: 東港線; pinyin: Dōnggǎngxiàn) was a railway line of the Taiwan Railways Administration that ceased operations in July 2002.[2] The line was a branch line of the Pingtung Line, diverging at Zhen'an Station to the coastal town of Donggang. The route ran parallel to the current-day Provincial Highway 17.

  1. ^ 昭和15年7月臺灣總督府報 (in Japanese). Taiwan Historica: Government-General of Taiwan. 12 July 1940. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 陳彥廷 (11 November 2016). "鐵路東港支線若「復駛」 舊站址恐與新行政中心強碰!" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Liberty Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.