Taiwan Railway

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Taiwan Railway
A local train at North Hsinchu
Overview
Native name	臺鐵[I]
Locale	Taiwan
Transit type	Heavy rail
Number of lines	12
Number of stations	241
Annual ridership	170,254,000 (2022)  9.89%
Chief executive	Feng Hui-sheng
Website	railway.gov.tw
Operation
Began operation	1891
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Corporation
Character	Mixed
Number of vehicles	900
Technical
System length	1,065 km (662 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV 60Hz AC overhead lines where electrified
Top speed	150kph (93mph)
Official route map (zh)

Taiwan Railway (TR)^[II] is a state-owned conventional railway in Taiwan. It is operated by the Taiwan Railway Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services on 1,097 km (682 mi) of track in Taiwan.^[1] Passenger traffic in 2018 was 231,267,955.^[2]

The railway was previously operated by Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA). On 1 January 2024, Taiwan Railway Administration became a state-owned corporation, Taiwan Railway Corporation.^[3]

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