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The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below Taiwan High Speed Rail section for their relations in detail. There are five rapid transit systems in Taiwan: Taipei Metro, opened in March 1996, serves the core of Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area.
During the 2 September 1989 schedule revision, the EMU300 was assigned to direct and semi-direct Tzu-chiang Express, stopping at fewer stations than regular Tzu-chiang. Train No. 1019 was scheduled for 3 hours and 47 minutes between Taipei and Kaohsiung (via Coast Line), breaking the previous speed record set by the EMU100.
Their main Taichung station is at Gancheng, but they pick up and drop off passengers at locations including the Taichung Train Station, Chungshan Medical University, Chaoma and Shuinan. Aloha Bus Company – Aloha maintains two station in Taichung City, Gancheng and Chaoma. Service is offered to Taipei and Kaohsiung. Transportation to other ...
The Taichung Line was first completed in 1908. After the Coast Line between Zhunan and Changhua was finished in 1922, the original line was renamed the Taichung Line. In 1998, the construction to expand to two tracks (double tracks) was completed. Long tunnels were built to reduce the grade of the line.
There are five urban transit systems in Taiwan: Taipei Metro, New Taipei Metro, Taichung Metro, Taoyuan Metro, and Kaohsiung Metro. Taipei Metro opened in 1996 and runs on an extensive network of both Multiple Unit for the high-capacity system as well as VAL for the medium-capacity system throughout the metropolitan area of Taipei. The metro ...
It is connected to Taichung line (mountain line; 山線) at Zhunan and Changhua. Many services turn inland to take the Taichung route, then reconnect back to the main line (West Coast line). Train schedules and departure boards mark either mountain or coastal (海線) line to indicate the route taken.
The Taroko Express (Chinese: 太魯閣號; pinyin: Tàilǔgé Hào) is an express train service of Taiwan Railway, and is part of Tze-Chiang Limited Express. The name of the service comes from the 19-kilometre (12-mile) long Taroko Gorge, which is one of Taiwan's most popular tourist spots, and the Truku people. It began commercial operations ...
Name Area Annual traffic Metro lines Metro stations Metro length Light rail lines Light rail stations Light rail length Taipei Metro: Taipei, New Taipei: 789.599 million (2019) 5 117 [a] 131.1 km (81 mi) — — — Kaohsiung Metro: Kaohsiung: 127.855 million (2018) 2 37 53.3 km (33 mi) 1 38 22.1 km (14 mi) Taoyuan Metro: Taoyuan, Taipei, New ...