South-link line

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South-link line
Overview
Native name	南迴線
Termini	Pingtung Taitung
Stations	32
Service
Type	Conventional railway
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Corporation
History
Opened	16 December 1991
Technical
Line length	138.5 km (86.1 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (predominantly)
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Operating speed	150 km/h (93 mph)
Route map Legend km Station ( Western Trunk line) 0.0 Pingtung 2.6 Guilai 4.9 Linluo 7.3 Xishi 11.0 Zhutian 15.1 Chaozhou 19.9 Kanding 22.3 Nanzhou 25.9 Zhen'an 29.1 Linbian 33.1 Jiadong 36.2 Donghai 40.3 Fangliao 45.6 Jialu 49.0 Neishi 53.9 Fangshan 84.1 Dawu 95.8 Longxi 104.2 Jinlun 115.2 Taimali 126.9 Zhiben 133.9 Kangle 138.5 Taitung ( Eastern Trunk line) This diagram: view talk edit

The South-link line (Chinese: 南迴線; pinyin: Nánhuí Xiàn) is a line of the Taiwan Railway running across the southern tip of the island of Taiwan, connecting the eastern and western coasts. It is 98.2 km long, of which 81.4 km is single-track.^[1]

The section between Nanzhou and Linbian railway stations was upgraded from a single-track railway to a dual-track railway while the other sections remains in single-track.^[2] In conjunction with electrification works on the line, train platforms are being lengthened and upgraded with better facilities.