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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 ...
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. Amongst railfans, the EMU300 became something of an urban legend, often unofficially called Tzu-chiang Super Express or Tzu-chiang Tokkyu. Even after the introduction of the much more ...
On 2 April 2021, at 09:28 NST (01:28 UTC), a Taroko Express train operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) derailed at the north entrance of Qingshui Tunnel in Heren Section, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan, killing 49 people and injuring at least two others, making it the deadliest railway accident in Taiwan in terms of confirmed deaths.
TEMU2000 series "Puyuma Express" Puyuma Express set 16 near Xizhi In service 2013–present Manufacturer Nippon Sharyo Family name Tze-chiang limited express Formation 4 cars per unit, 2 units per train Operators Taiwan Railway Corporation Specifications Train length 168.39 m (552 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Car length 22,095 mm (72 ft 5 + 7 ⁄ 8 in) (TED) 20.7 m (67 ft 10 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) (others ...
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 ...
Hualien Station track layout. Hualien (Chinese: 花蓮; pinyin: Huālián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoa-lian) is a railway station in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. It is the terminal station of North-link line and the starting station of Taitung line.
Xincheng Station (Chinese: 新城車站; pinyin: Xīnchéng Chēzhàn) is a railway station of the Taiwan Railways Administration North-link line located in Xincheng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. To promote the sight-seeing in nearby area, the local committees decided to change the station name to Taroko ( Chinese : 太魯閣車站 ; pinyin ...
Zhixue railway station (Chinese: 志學車站; pinyin: Zhìxué Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan. It is located on the Taitung line and is operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration.